Fig. 1From: Enrichment of bacterial DNA for the diagnosis of blood stream infectionsWork flow of the established protocol for human DNA removal. a Study flowchart to compare sepsis causing pathogen diagnoses by PCR and blood culture. b Group-specific screening by PCR reactions targeting bacterial 16SrRNA gene to differentiate Gram-positive, Gram-negative and Enterobacteriaceae groups. Samples positive in the screening assay were subjected to genus-specific real-time PCR reactions to detect 13 most common sepsis causative pathogensBack to article page