Impact of 16S rDNA sequencing on clinical treatment decisions: a single center retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 5 Clinical impact regarding bacteria identified by 16S PCR

Type of bacterium	Identified by 16S PCR	Clinical impact	Clinical impact (%)
Common Gram +	125	29	23
Common Gram −	18	8	44
Anaerobe	39	16	41
Fastidious^a	21	12	57
Total	203^b	65	32

^acontaining 9 group HACEK bacteria, 1 Bartonella sp., 1 Bordetella holmesii, 2 Nocardia spp., 1 Mycobacterium genavense, 1 Mycobacterium leprae, 1 Neisseria gonorrhoeae, 2 Tropheryma whipplei, 2 Mycoplasma salivarium and 1 Francisella tularensis
^bamong 191 positive 16S PCR, some were positive for more than one bacterium and 203 bacteria were identified
Abbreviations: PCR polymerase chain reaction

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