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Table 3 Incidence of microorganisms associated with catheter-related bloodstream infections detected by semi-quantitative and quantitative culture

From: Diagnostic accuracy of semi-quantitative and quantitative culture techniques for the diagnosis of catheter-related infections in newborns and molecular typing of isolated microorganisms

 

Semi-quantitative culture

Quantitative culture

Microorganism

≥ 15 CFU

< 15 CFU

≥ 1,000 CFU

< 1,000 CFU

S. epidermidis (n = 19)

14

5*

10

9**

S. haemolyticus (n = 3)

3

0

3

0

S. aureus (n = 1)

1

0

1

0

Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 2)

2

0

2

0

Yeast (n = 3)

2

1

1

2*

E. coli (n = 1)

1

0

1

0

Total (n = 29)

23

6

18

11

  1. *One culture without growth; **Three cultures without growth.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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