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Table 8 Positive SeptiFast® and negative blood culture: Isolated Pathogens per Patient with positive SF and negative blood culture result
| Pathogen | Therapeutical relevance |
|---|---|
| Coagulase negative Staphylococci | No change, empirical therapy sufficient and probable contamination |
| Enterococcus faecium | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Enterococcus faecium | Modification necessary: Vancomycin added |
| Enterococcus faecium | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Enterococcus faecium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae/aerogenes | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Escherichia coli | No change: patient deceased before results became available, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Candida krusei | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Streptococcus species | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Enterococcus faecium | Modification necessary: Vancomycin added |
| Staphylococcus aureus | No change, empirical therapy sufficient |
| Enterococcus faecium, Candida glabrata | Modification necessary: Voriconazole added |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | Modification necessary: Voriconazole added. Growth of colonies from broncho-alveolar-lavage Aspergillus-Ag elevated. |
| Candida albicans | Modification necessary: Caspofungin added |
