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Fig. 1 | Journal of Intensive Care

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From: Prospective comparison of a PCR assay and a microbiological culture technique for identification of pathogens from blood and non-blood samples in septic patients

Fig. 1

Flow chart of the study with the number of pathogens, detected by both microbiological culture technique and multiplex PCR in patients with sepsis at the intensive care unit (ICU). Both diagnostic techniques yielded more positive results and detected more septic pathogens in non-blood samples as compared to blood samples. *p = 0.002; **p = 0.001; chi-square test

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Journal of Intensive Care

ISSN: 2052-0492