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Table 7 Positive blood culture and SeptiFast®: Isolated pathogens per patient with positive blood culture and positive SF result
| Identified pathogen | Therapeutical relevance |
|---|---|
| Escherichia coli | No change: patient deceased before results became available, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Coagulase negative staphylococci | Modification necessary: Vancomycin added |
| Serratia marcescens | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Staphylococcus aureus | No change, BC results leading to change were available before SF |
| Serratia marcescens | No change, empirical therapy started after sample collection sufficient |
| Enterococcus faecium | Modification necessary: Vancomycin added |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Candida tropicalis | No change, empirical therapy started after sample collection sufficient |
| Staphylococcus aureus | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Proteus mirabilis | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Enterococcus faecalis | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Candida albicans | Modification necessary: Fluconazole added |
| Staphylococcus aureus | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Escherichia coli | No change: patient deceased before results became available, empirical therapy sufficient |
