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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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