Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:75-81. Comparison of Blood Culture Parameters between 2 and 10 mL Aerobic Bottles from Patients with Sepsis

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Table 1. Positive rate, isolation of clinically significant pathogens, and time to detection of blood cultures between 2 and 10 mL groups
Variable No. 2 mL group 10 mL group P-value
Positive rate
    in total 1,486 (6.5) (8.1) 0.005
    in sepsis patients 585 (11.0) (12.5) 0.152
Isolation of clinically significant pathogens 1,486 (6.1) (7.5) 0.003
Contamination rate 1,486 (0.5) (0.6) 0.804
Time to detection (hr)
    in total 1,486 15.0 ± 12.9 13.1 ± 7.0 0.090
    in sepsis patients 585 15.7 ± 14.9 14.2 ± 8.0 0.299

Values are presented as number (%) or mean±standard deviation.