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Table 6 Cumulative percentages of final reports available at 48 and 72 h from the check-in

From: Identification by mass spectrometry and automated susceptibility testing from positive bottles: a simple, rapid, and standardized approach to reduce the turnaround time in the management of blood cultures

Microorganism

48 h

72 h

SMa

NPa

SM

NP

Total

0

26.5

37.3

74.6

Gram-positive

0

19.8

36.8

71.9

Gram-negative

0

33.3

37.8

79.6

S. aureus

0

32.1

28.6

82.1

E. coli

0

38.2

37.3

83.8

  1. aSM: standard method; NP: new procedure