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. 2003 Sep;41(9):4324–4327. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4324-4327.2003

TABLE 3.

Results of three rapid methods to identify S. aureus directly from blood cultures

Assay and result No. of isolates yielding AccuProbea result
+ −
API
    + 66 1
    − 3 87
TCTb
    + 58 0
    − 11 88
PNA FISH
    + 68 0
    − 1 88
a

Definitive method.

b

TCT read at 4 h.