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Table 2 Gram-positive cocci from monomicrobial blood cultures identified by the direct MALDI-TOF method

From: A new rapid method for direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria from positive blood cultures

Species

Correctly identified with score value of:

Unidentified

Misidentified

Total

3.000–2.300

2.299–2.000

1.999–1.700

<1.700

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

8

21

13

  

42

Staphylococcus aureus

 

12

3

1

1

 

17

Staphylococcus hominis

 

5

4

2

1

1

13

Staphylococcus capitis

1

9

1

   

11

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

 

4

 

1

  

5

Staphylococcus warneri

  

1

1

  

2

Staphylococcus pettenkoferi

  

1

   

1

Staphylococcus sciuri

 

1

    

1

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

  

1

   

1

Enterococcus faecium

1

2

1

   

4

Enterococcus faecalis

1

1

1

   

3

Enterococcus casseliflavus

  

1

   

1

Streptococcus sanguinis

   

1

  

1

Streptococcus pneumoniae

     

1

1

Total

3

42

35

19

2

2

103