Table 4 Individual results of identification starting from whole blood samples.

From: Melting Temperature Mapping Method: A Novel Method for Rapid Identification of Unknown Pathogenic Microorganisms within Three Hours of Sample Collection

 

Identification results

Match

Comments

Tm mapping method

Diff.

Conventional culture method

Sequencing method

Cult.

Seq.

Control: Healthy whole blood

 

None detected

No culture growth

 

Negative control

Patient

 1

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.09

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 2

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.12

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 3

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.13

No culture growth

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 4

Streptococcus agalactiae

0.13

Streptococcus agalactiae Escherichia coli

Streptococcus agalactiae

dominant bacteria

 5

Staphylococcus aureus

0.14

Staphylococcus aureus

 

 

 6

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.15

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 7

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

0.15

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

 

 

 8

Bacteroides vulgatus

0.15

Bacteroides vulgatus

 

 

 9

Acinetobacter baumannii

0.16

No culture growth

Acinetobacter baumannii

 

 10

Staphylococcus aureus

0.16

Staphylococcus aureus

 

 

 11

Escherichia coli

0.16

No culture growth

Escherichia coli

 

 12

Escherichia coli

0.16

Escherichia coli

 

 

 13

Bacillus cereus

0.17

No culture growth

Bacillus cereus

 

 14

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

0.17

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

 

 

 15

Escherichia coli

0.18

No culture growth

Escherichia coli

 

 16

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.18

No culture growth

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 17

Streptococcus pyogenes

0.18

Streptococcus sanguinis

Streptococcus pyogenes

×

 

 18

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.18

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 19

Escherichia coli

0.18

Escherichia coli

 

 

 20

Staphylococcus caprae

0.18

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus caprae

×

 

 21

Enterococcus facium

0.18

Enterococcus facium

 

 

 22

Staphylococcus aureus

0.19

No culture growth

Staphylococcus aureus

 

 23

Staphylococcus aureus

0.19

Staphylococcus aureus

 

 

 24

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.19

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 25

Staphylococcus caprae

0.20

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus caprae

×

 

 26

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

0.20

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

 

 

 27

Bacillus cereus

0.20

Bacillus cereus

 

 

 28

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

0.21

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

×

 

 29

Escherichia coli

0.21

Escherichia coli Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Bacteroides vulgatus

Escherichia coli

dominant bacteria

 30

Escherichia coli

0.21

Escherichia coli

 

 

 31

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

0.22

No culture growth

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

 

 32

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.22

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 33

Staphylococcus caprae

0.22

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus caprae

×

 

 34

Staphylococcus haemolyticus or

0.22

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

broad match

 

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

0.26

     

 35

Staphylococcus caprae

0.24

No culture growth

Staphylococcus caprae

 

 36

Staphylococcus aureus

0.24

No culture growth

Staphylococcus aureus

 

 37

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.24

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 38

Escherichia coli

0.24

No culture growth

Escherichia coli

 

 39

Klebsiella pneumoniae

0.25

Klebsiella pneumoniae

 

 

 40

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.26

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 41

Escherichia coli

0.26

Escherichia coli

 

 

 42

Citrobacter freundii

0.26

Citrobacter freundii

 

 

 43

Staphylococcus caprae

0.27

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus caprae

×

 

 44

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

0.28

No culture growth

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

 

 45

Escherichia coli

0.28

Escherichia coli Enterococcus faecalis

Escherichia coli

dominant bacteria

 46

Staphylococcus hominis

0.28

Staphylococcus hominis

 

 

 47

Escherichia coli

0.30

No culture growth

Escherichia coli

 

 48

Escherichia coli

0.30

Escherichia coli

 

 

 49

Klebsiella pneumoniae

0.30

Klebsiella pneumoniae

 

 

 50

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

0.31

No culture growth

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

 

 51

Klebsiella pneumoniae

0.31

Klebsiella pneumoniae

 

 

 52

Staphylococcus capitis/epidermidis

0.32

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 

 

 53

Staphylococcus warneri

0.33

No culture growth

Staphylococcus warneri

 

 54

Enterobacter cloacae

0.35

Enterobacter cloacae

 

 

 55

Streptococcus pyogenes

0.36

No culture growth

Streptococcus pyogenes

 

 56

Escherichia coli

0.38

Escherichia coli

 

 

 57

Staphylococcus hominis

0.39

No culture growth

Staphylococcus hominis

 

 58

Staphylococcus cohnii

0.43

No culture growth

Staphylococcus cohnii

 

 59

Aeromonas hydrophila

0.50

Aeromonas hydrophila

Aeromonas hydrophila

 
  1. Diff. = Difference Value, Cult. = Culture results, Seq. = Sequencing results, DB = Database.
  2. : matched the culture/sequencing result.
  3. ×: did not match the culture/sequencing result.
  4. —: did not perform a comparison with the culture/sequencing result.
  5. The bold line in the Difference Value column marks the interpretative criteria boundary (0.28) described in Table 1.