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From: Rapid identification of pneumococci, enterococci, beta-haemolytic streptococci and S. aureusfrom positive blood cultures enabling early reports

Figure 4

The rapidity of positive tube coagulase test (TCT) differs between blood culture systems. S. aureus-inoculated bottles were incubated in BACTEC (filled symbols) and BacT/Alert (empty symbols) respectively and when signalling positive were analysed for time to positivity in the TCT. The results using rabbit plasma is shown in Figure 4 a and horse plasma in Figure 4 b. Statistics were performed using Chi square tests comparing Bactec and BacT/Alert blood culturing systems. Significance levels are shown as stars (p < 0.001 = ***, p < 0.01 = **, p < 0.05 = *, n.s. = non-significant).

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