Fig. 1. Flow chart of literature selection process. CRE, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
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Fig. 1. Receiver operating curve analysis of bacterial counts of specimens from males (A) and females (B) generated by the UF-5000, UAS800, and iQ®200SPRINT in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection
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Table 4. Performance of each of indicator alone or in conjunction with other indicators in automated urine analyzers for the rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infection
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:83-96. Evaluation of Five Automated Urine Analyzers as Screening Instruments for Enhancing Diagnostic Efficiency in Urinary Tract Infection Download table Indicator Parameter Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) M F M F M F M F Positive for Urine chemistry UF-5000 21.7 16.7 99.3 98.1 71.4 72.7 94.0 79.2 UAS800 […]
Table 3. Calculated cut-off values for achieving certain target variables in automated urine sediment analyzers
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:83-96. Evaluation of Five Automated Urine Analyzers as Screening Instruments for Enhancing Diagnostic Efficiency in Urinary Tract Infection Download table Parameter Analyzer Cut-off value* (%) Sensitivity 95% PPV 70% M F M F WBC (/µL) UF-5000 0.7 (94.1) 0.2 (97.9) 339.4 (80.0) 544.8 (75.0) UAS800 > 0 (86.7) > […]
Table 2. Diagnostic performances of automated urine sediment analyzers in urinary tract infection
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:83-96. Evaluation of Five Automated Urine Analyzers as Screening Instruments for Enhancing Diagnostic Efficiency in Urinary Tract Infection Download table Variable Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) M F P-value M F P-value M F P-value M F P-value LE UF-5000 56.5 45.8 0.454 69.7 58.7 0.021* 13.1 25.6 […]
Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study subjects
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:83-96. Evaluation of Five Automated Urine Analyzers as Screening Instruments for Enhancing Diagnostic Efficiency in Urinary Tract Infection Download table Characteristic Analyzer Male (n = 307) Female (n = 203) P-value§ Age (yr) 59 (43-70) 61 (46-71) 0.985 Significant bacteriuria 23 (7.5) 48 (23.6) < 0.001* WBC (/µL) UF-5000 2.50 (1.00-7.85) 4.60 […]
Table 2. Underlying infections and pathogens identified in blood cultures for 585 sepsis patients
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:75-81. Comparison of Blood Culture Parameters between 2 and 10 mL Aerobic Bottles from Patients with Sepsis Download table Site of infections Pathogens No. (%) of sets Gastrointestinal tract 38 (37.6) Escherichia coli 13 Enterococcus spp. 8 Enterobacter cloacae 5 Klebsiella pneumoniae 4 Raoultella planticola 4 Citrobacter braakii 2 Candida albicans 2 […]
Table 1. Positive rate, isolation of clinically significant pathogens, and time to detection of blood cultures between 2 and 10 mL groups
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:75-81. Comparison of Blood Culture Parameters between 2 and 10 mL Aerobic Bottles from Patients with Sepsis Download table 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 […]
Table 1. Sensitivity and specificity criteria for the use of SARS-CoV-2 antibody test in the US, UK and Canada [9].
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:67-73. Clinical Usefulness of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test Download table Country Sensitivity Specificity US FDA 90% overall, 70% IgM, 90% IgG 95% (overall – total) UK MHRA (the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) > 98% (95% CI 96%-100%) on specimens collected 20 days or more after the first appearance of symptoms > […]
Table 1. The results of the antimicrobial susceptibility test
Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:61-65. First Report of Roseomonas aerofrigidensis Isolated from the Peritoneal Fluid of a Gastric Cancer Patient Download table Antimicrobial agents MIC (μg/mL) Susceptibility Cefotaxime 1.5 S Levofloxacin 0.125 S Cotrimoxazole ≥32 R Abbreviations: MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; S, susceptible; R, resistant.