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Table 3 Concordant result of the UMD SelectNA and MicroSeq ID methods

From: Comparison of two commercial broad-range PCR and sequencing assays for identification of bacteria in culture-negative clinical samples

Patient ID

Sample type

Indication

UMD SelectNA result

MicroSeq ID result

Other findingsa

1

Aorta tissue

Endocarditis

Streptococcus pyogenes

S. pyogenes

S. pyogenes cultured from blood sample

2

Heart valve tissue

Endocarditis

Staphylococcus aureus/simiae

S. aureus

S. aureus cultured from blood sample

3

Pus

Cerebral abscess

Dialister pneumocitis & Parvimonas micra

Fusobacterium nucleatum & P. micra

F. nucleatum cultured from blood sample

4

Seroma fluid

Breast cancer

Streptococcus mitis/oralis

S. mitis

 

5

Pus

Abscess in fossa iliaca

Streptococcus intermedius

S. intermedius

 

6

Tissue

Infected hip prosthesis

Streptococcus dysgalactiae equisimilis

S. dysgalacticae equisimilis

 

Tissue

S. dysgalactiae equisimilis

S. dysgalacticae equisimilis

 

Tissue

S. dysgalactiae equisimilis

S. dysgalacticae equisimilis

 

7

Aorta valve

Endocarditis

S. pyogenes

S. pyogenes

 

8

Aorta valve

Endocarditis

Streptococcus anginosus

S. anginosus

S. anginosus cultured from blood samples

  1. aFindings from other sample taken from the same patient