Table 2 Validation of the TAC with the blood culture samples.
Target | TAC | Blood culture test | TAC sensitivity (%) | TAC specificity (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||||
S. aureus | Positive | 9 | 2 | 100.0% | 98.6% |
Negative | 0 | 140 | |||
S. epidermidis | Positive | 22 | 1 | 100.0% | 99.2% |
Negative | 0 | 128 | |||
S. hominis | Positive | 6 | 4 | 100.0% | 97.2% |
Negative | 0 | 141 | |||
S. haemolyticus | Positive | 18 | 2 | 100.0% | 98.5% |
Negative | 0 | 131 | |||
E. faecium | Positive | 10 | 2 | 100.0% | 98.6% |
Negative | 0 | 139 | |||
E. faecalis | Positive | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Negative | 0 | 150 | |||
S. pneumoniae | Positive | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Negative | 0 | 142 | |||
S. agalactiae | Positive | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Negative | 0 | 150 | |||
E. coli | Positive | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Negative | 0 | 125 | |||
K. pneumoniae | Positive | 3 | 2 | 100.0% | 98.6% |
Negative | 0 | 146 | |||
Ab | Positive | 21 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Negative | 0 | 130 | |||
P. aeruginosa | Positive | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Negative | 0 | 149 | |||
C. albicans | Positive | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Negative | 0 | 150 | |||
