Table 4.

Comparison mNGS Versus Blood Culture

Test systemBC PositiveBC NegativeTotalP
mNGS positive11a3142
mNGS negative25355
Total138497<.001
Test systemBC PositiveBC NegativeTotalP
mNGS positive11a3142
mNGS negative25355
Total138497<.001

Abbreviations: BC, blood culture; mNGS, metagenomic next-generation sequencing.

NOTE: One febrile neutropenia episode with a polymicrobial BC finding could not be successfully analyzed by mNGS (total analyzed positive BC, n = 13).

a

Discordant with different pathogen (n = 2) compared to mNGS.

Table 4.

Comparison mNGS Versus Blood Culture

Test systemBC PositiveBC NegativeTotalP
mNGS positive11a3142
mNGS negative25355
Total138497<.001
Test systemBC PositiveBC NegativeTotalP
mNGS positive11a3142
mNGS negative25355
Total138497<.001

Abbreviations: BC, blood culture; mNGS, metagenomic next-generation sequencing.

NOTE: One febrile neutropenia episode with a polymicrobial BC finding could not be successfully analyzed by mNGS (total analyzed positive BC, n = 13).

a

Discordant with different pathogen (n = 2) compared to mNGS.

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