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Comparison of the blood culture results with the PCR- and microarray-based analysis. |
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Positive identification on microarray |
Negative identification on microarray |
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Positive identification by conventional methods |
73 |
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Sensitivity 96%# (89.0–98.6)* |
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Negative/positive identification by conventional methods |
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108 |
Specificity 98% (93.6–99.5)* |
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* Calculations are conducted according to CLSI recommendations. # Initial sensitivity of 82% was observed. |
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Järvinen et al. BMC Microbiology 2009 9:161 doi:10.1186/1471-2180-9-161 |
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