Table 1 Results of real-time PCR analyses.

From: Molecular detection of bacterial contamination in plasma using magnetic-based enrichment

Bacteria

Incubation

Bacteria captured by MNBs (CFU/mL)

Uncaptured bacteria (CFU/mL)

104

 

103

 

102

 

10

 

104

 

103

 

102

 

10

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

S. aureus

With prior specimen incubation

18.54

0.20

23.25

0.31

26.09

0.32

31.02

0.23

35.57

0.96

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Without prior specimen incubation

28.21

0.71

34.52

1.10

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

E. coli

With prior specimen incubation

29.07

0.18

33.56

1.09

35.60

0.51

NA

NA

32.37

0.59

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Without prior specimen incubation

30.54

0.48

34.64

0.96

NA

NA

NA

NA

31.95

0.95

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

  1. CFU, colony forming unit; SD, Standard deviation; NA, not applicable.