No. of positive blood culture flasks /No. of collected blood culture flasks | Definitive identification of mixed culture | Direct identification from blood cultures by MALDI-TOF MS using in-house method A and B (score values) |
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4 / 4 4 / 4 | Staphylococcus epidermidis Enterococcus faecalis | Staphylococcus epidermidis (1.765 and <1.7) |
6 / 6 6 / 6 2 / 6 | Escherichia coli Streptococcus mitis Streptococcus oralis | Escherichia coli (2.139 and 2.091) |
1 / 6 1 / 6 | Staphylococcus hominis Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus hominis (1.838 and 1.836) |