Table 4 The comparisons of the consuming time by the different methods

 Results before samples cultured

0

28

< 0.001

 Bacteria identification time (hours)

72.5 (41.5–123.5)

22.0 (15.0–40.0)

< 0.001

 Sensitivity report time (hours)

92.0 (71.0–144.0)

37.0 (30.0–55.0)

< 0.001

 Bacteria identification time (hours)

59.0 (33.5–79.7)

21.0 (14.0–24.0)

< 0.001

 Sensitivity report time (hours)

89.5 (68.2–102.5)

35.0 (28.2–40.0)

< 0.001