Table 1 The identification and quantification results of bacteria in blood samples of five healthy controls.

From: Novel rapid method for identifying and quantifying pathogenic bacteria within four hours of blood collection

Healthy controls

Identification results

Quantification results (mL of blood)

Laboratory data

Conventional culture method

Tm mapping method

BT (℃)

WBC (µ/L)

CRP (mg/L)

BUN (mg/dL)

Cr (mg/dL)

Presepsin (ng/mL)

1

No culture growth

None detected

0*

36.2

8540

1.0

14

0.90

159

2

No culture growth

None detected

0*

36.9

6810

7.5

16

0.78

206

3

No culture growth

None detected

0*

36.3

5370

0.1

21

0.62

130

4

No culture growth

None detected

0*

36.5

6760

0.8

13

0.72

119

5

No culture growth

None detected

0*

36.1

7430

0.2

12

1.05

189

  1. BT body temperature, WBC white blood cells, CRP C-reactive protein, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine.
  2. *A quantification result of “0 bacteria/mL of blood” means “ < 20 bacteria (calculated as E. coli)/mL of blood” based on the limit of detection (LOD) of this method.
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