|
Times (in hours)
|
Standard method
|
New procedure
|
|---|
|
Total
|
GPa
|
GNa
|
Total
|
GP
|
GN
|
|---|
|
Time to positivity
|
16.0
|
17.9
|
14.1
|
16.1
|
18.9
|
13.3
|
|
(10.1–14.0-19.1)
|
(12.1–17.0-22.1)
|
(10.0–12.0-15.0)
|
(11.0–13.0-18.1)
|
(12.1–16.1-22.0)
|
(10.0–11.1-14.0)
|
|
Processing time
|
67.1
|
67.7
|
66.3
|
45.3
|
47.0
|
43.4
|
|
(52.8–61.2-78.5)
|
(52.0–59.2-76.2)
|
(54.6–62.8-83.4)
|
(31.7–37.7-51.8)
|
(30.9–37.5-51.9)
|
(31.9–37.8-51.3)
|
|
Intra-laboratory TAT
|
83.1
|
85.6
|
80.4
|
61.4
|
65.9
|
56.7
|
|
(69.3–74.7-93.8)
|
(69.2–74.8-89.7)
|
(69.5–74.5-95.6)
|
(47.6–51.4-72.5)
|
(48.6–59.8-73.1)
|
(44.6–50.5-65.6)
|
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aGP: Gram-positives; GN: Gram-negatives
