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
Cerebrospinal fluid
Total
258