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Table 2 PCR/Electron spray ionization-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-TOF-MS) versus traditional clinical microbiology (TCM) for detection of pathogens of potential clinical relevance on healthcare worker hands/personal protective equipment and high-use surfaces (n = 158)

From: Comparison of PCR/Electron spray Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry versus Traditional Clinical Microbiology for active surveillance of organisms contaminating high-use surfaces in a burn intensive care unit, an orthopedic ward and healthcare workers

   PCR/ESI-TOF-MS # sites with at least one organism recovered (%) TCM # sites with at least one organism recovered (%) p value
Any potentially clinically relevant organism* Including streptococci 123 (77.8) 20 (12.7) <0.01
  Not including streptococci 94 (59.4) 19 (12.8) <0.01
Six most common bacteria recovered from clinical cultures**   58 (36.7%) 16 (10.1) <0.01
  1. *S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas spp., Acinetobacter spp., Aerobic gram-negative rods (see Figure 1), Candida spp., E. coli, Enterococcus spp., and Haemophilus influenzae.
  2. **S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas spp., Acinetobacter spp., and E. coli.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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