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Table 2 Number of the samples for pathogen identification according to their origin

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

Material

Number

Blood

180

Bronchial secret

34

Wound fluid

16

Abdominal lavage fluid

8

Smears

6

Urine

5

Abscess fluid

3

Puncture fluid

3

Cerebrospinal fluid

3

Total

258