Abstract
Direct tube coagulase testing for identification of Staphylococcus aureus from BACTEC culture broth showed a sensitivity, a specificity, and positive and negative predicative values of 34%, 100%, 100%, and 80.2% with 2 h of incubation and 65%, 98.7, 99.7%, and 88.6% with 4 h of incubation. Anaerobic blood culture contributed significantly to the detection of S. aureus.
MeSH terms
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Bacteremia / diagnosis*
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Bacteriological Techniques / instrumentation
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Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
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Coagulase / metabolism*
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Humans
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Time Factors