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Table 2 Comparison of bacterial culture and ribosomal sequencing results

From: Development and evaluation of a novel fast broad-range 16S ribosomal DNA PCR and sequencing assay for diagnosis of bacterial infective endocarditis: multi-year experience in a large Canadian healthcare zone and a literature review

Duke’s criteria

Cardiac tissue

Tissue gram stain

Tissue culture

Blood culture

Fast DPO PCR

Bacterial 16S sequencing Identification

Diagnostic impact

Definite

MV

GPC

No growth

No growth

Positive

Staphylococcus lugdenensis

New

Definite

MV

Negative

No growth

No Growth

Positive

Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

New

Definite

PAV

GPB

Cons; broth only

No growth

Positive

P. acnes

New

Definite

MV

GPC

S. Mitis

No growth

Positive

Streptococcus sanguinis

Change

Definite

MV papillary leaflet

Negative

S. bovis group

S. salivarius

Positive

S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianis

Change

Definite

AV

GPC

No growth

S. bovis

Positive

S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianis

Change

Definite

MV Vegetation

Negative

No growth

S. mitis

Positive

S. oralis/sanguinis

Change

Definite

AV

Negative

No growth

S. salivarius

Positive

S. mitis group (S. cristatus/oralis/mitis)

Change

Definite

MV

Negative

No growth

S. salivarius

Positive

S. mitis group (S. cristatus/oralis/infantis)

Change

Definite

AV vegetation

Negative

S. bovis group

S. bovis

Positive

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Change

Definite

AV vegetation

Negative

No growth

GGS

Positive

S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

Change

Definite

PAV

Negative

E. faecalis/CONS; broth only

S. agalactiae

Positive

S. agalactiae

Change

Definite

AV vegetation

Negative

No growth

S. mitis

Positive

S. sanguinis

Change

Definite

PMV

GPC

S. mitis group

Group C Strep

Positive

S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

Change

Definite

AV

GPC

S. mitis group

S. mitis

Positive

S. sanguinis

Change

Definite

PAV

Negative

No growth

CoNS

Positive

E. faecalis

Change

Definite

MV

Negative

CoNS broth only

CoNS

Positive

S. epidermidis

Change

Definite

MV Vegetation

Mixed GPC

No growth

S. mitis

Positive

S. mitis

None

Definite

MV

Negative

S. agalactiae; broth only

S. agalactiae

Positive

S. agalactiae

None

Definite

AV abscess

Negative

No growth

S. mitis

Positive

S. mitis group (mitis/tigurinus)

None

Definite

AV abscess

Negative

Enterococcus faecalis; broth only

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

MV

Negative

No growth

Haemophilus parainfluenzae

Positive

H. parainfluenzae

None

Definite

AV

Negative

No growth

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Positive

S. pneumoniae

None

Definite

AV Vegetation

Positive

E. faecalis

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

MV

GPC

No growth

S. mitis

Positive

S. mitis

None

Definite

AV

Negative

E. faecalis

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

AV

Negative

No growth

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

AV

Negative

No growth

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

Aortic lesion

Negative

No growth

Granulicatella adiacens

Positive

G. adiacens

None

Definite

AV

GPC

No growth

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

AV

Negative

S. lugdenensis

S. lugdenensis

Positive

S. lugdenensis

None

Definite

AV

GPC

No growth

S. mutans

Positive

S. mutans

None

Definite

Aortic annulus

Negative

No growth

S. mitis

Positive

S. mitis

None

Definite

AV

Negative

Cardiobacterium hominis

C. hominis

Positive

C. hominis

None

Definite

AV leaflet

Negative

No growth

S. agalactiae

Positive

S. agalactiae

None

Definite

MV

Negative

S. lugdenensis

S. lugdenensis

Positive

S. lugdenensis

None

Definite

AV leaflet

Negative

E. faecalis

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

MV vegetation

Negative

S. lugdenensis; broth only

S. lugdenensis

Positive

S. lugdenensis

None

Definite

AV; left atrial lesion

Negative

S. aureus; broth only

S. aureus

Positive

S. aureus

None

Definite

AV

Negative

No growth

S. mitis

Positive

S. mitis/sanguinis

None

Definite

PAV

Negative

No growth

S. salivarius

Positive

S. salivarius

None

Definite

AV

Negative

E. coli

No growth

Positive

E. coli

None

Definite

MV vegetation

GPB

H. parainfluenzae

H. parainfluenzae

Positive

H. parainfluenzae

None

Definite

MV

Negative

CoNS; broth only

No growth

Negative

Not Done

None

Definite

MV

Negative

No growth

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

Aorta

Negative

No Growth

E. faecalis

Positive

E. faecalis

None

Definite

AV

Negative

No Growth

S. aureus

Negative

Not done

None

Definite

AV

Negative

No Growth

S. aureus

Positive

Mixed

None

Definite

AV vegetation

Negative

S. bovis

S. bovis

Positive

S. bovis

None

Definite

AV

Positive

S. aureus

S. aureus

Negative

Negative

None

Possible

PAV

Negative

No growth

No Growth

Positive

Acinetobacter junii

New

Possible

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Positive

Delftia tsuruhatensis

New

Possible

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Positive

S. infantis

New

Possible

AV

Negative

No growth

No growth

Negative

Negative

None

Possible

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Possible

PAV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Possible

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Possible

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Negative

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Positive

E. faecalis

New

Negative

MV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Negative

MV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Negative

PMV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Negative

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Negative

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Negative

AV vegetation

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Positive

Mixed

None

Negative

MV thrombus

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Negative

MV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Negative

Negative

None

Negative

AV

Negative

No Growth

No Growth

Positive

Mixed

None

  1. AV aortic valve, CoNS coagulase negative Staphylococcus, GBS group B Streptococcus, GCS group C Streptococcus, GGS group G Streptococcus, GPC gram positive cocci, GPB gram positive bacilli, MV mitral valve, PAV prosthetic aortic valve, PMV prosthetic mitral valve. New indicates a new microbiologic diagnosis was made based on bacterial sequencing results. Change indicates that the microbiologic agent was changed or clarified