| Author . | Acquisition of FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of the Same Bacteria in FUBCs, No. . | Detection of Total Different Bacteria in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of Different True Pathogens in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of Possible Contaminants in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Negative Results of FUBCs, No. (%) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amipara et al. [7] | 219 (29) | 15 (7) | ND | ND | ND | 204 (93) |
| Chan et al. [19] | 299 (89) | 37 (12) | 17 (6) | 9 (3)a | 8 (3)a | 250 (84) |
| Elamin et al. [11] | 321 (67) | 9 (3) | 3 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 309 (96) |
| Giannella et al. [9] | 278 (18) | 107 (38) | 28 (10) | 17 (6) | 11 (4)b | 143 (51) |
| Green et al. [16] | 127 (80) | 9 (7) | 9 (7) | ND | ND | 109 (86) |
| Jung et al. [17] | 1276 (86) | 122 (10) | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 0 (0) | 1146 (90) |
| Maskarinec et al. [8] | 1164 (68) | 228 (20) | 51 (4) | 29 (2) | 22 (2)c | 885 (76) |
| Mitaka et al. [10] | 271 (72) | 27 (10) | ND | ND | ND | 244 (90) |
| Wiggers et al. [18] | 241 (27) | 27 (11) | 20 (8) | 12 (5) | 8 (3)d | 194 (80) |
| Author . | Acquisition of FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of the Same Bacteria in FUBCs, No. . | Detection of Total Different Bacteria in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of Different True Pathogens in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of Possible Contaminants in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Negative Results of FUBCs, No. (%) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amipara et al. [7] | 219 (29) | 15 (7) | ND | ND | ND | 204 (93) |
| Chan et al. [19] | 299 (89) | 37 (12) | 17 (6) | 9 (3)a | 8 (3)a | 250 (84) |
| Elamin et al. [11] | 321 (67) | 9 (3) | 3 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 309 (96) |
| Giannella et al. [9] | 278 (18) | 107 (38) | 28 (10) | 17 (6) | 11 (4)b | 143 (51) |
| Green et al. [16] | 127 (80) | 9 (7) | 9 (7) | ND | ND | 109 (86) |
| Jung et al. [17] | 1276 (86) | 122 (10) | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 0 (0) | 1146 (90) |
| Maskarinec et al. [8] | 1164 (68) | 228 (20) | 51 (4) | 29 (2) | 22 (2)c | 885 (76) |
| Mitaka et al. [10] | 271 (72) | 27 (10) | ND | ND | ND | 244 (90) |
| Wiggers et al. [18] | 241 (27) | 27 (11) | 20 (8) | 12 (5) | 8 (3)d | 194 (80) |
Abbreviations: FUBCs, follow-up blood cultures; ND, no data.
Three different true pathogens and 2 contaminants were detected simultaneously in patients with the same bacteria in FUBCs.
Coagulase-negative staphylococci, Corynebacterium spp., Propionibacterium spp.
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, viridans group Streptococcus, and diphtheroids.
Coagulase-negative staphylococci, diphtheroids, or Bacillus spp.
| Author . | Acquisition of FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of the Same Bacteria in FUBCs, No. . | Detection of Total Different Bacteria in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of Different True Pathogens in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of Possible Contaminants in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Negative Results of FUBCs, No. (%) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amipara et al. [7] | 219 (29) | 15 (7) | ND | ND | ND | 204 (93) |
| Chan et al. [19] | 299 (89) | 37 (12) | 17 (6) | 9 (3)a | 8 (3)a | 250 (84) |
| Elamin et al. [11] | 321 (67) | 9 (3) | 3 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 309 (96) |
| Giannella et al. [9] | 278 (18) | 107 (38) | 28 (10) | 17 (6) | 11 (4)b | 143 (51) |
| Green et al. [16] | 127 (80) | 9 (7) | 9 (7) | ND | ND | 109 (86) |
| Jung et al. [17] | 1276 (86) | 122 (10) | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 0 (0) | 1146 (90) |
| Maskarinec et al. [8] | 1164 (68) | 228 (20) | 51 (4) | 29 (2) | 22 (2)c | 885 (76) |
| Mitaka et al. [10] | 271 (72) | 27 (10) | ND | ND | ND | 244 (90) |
| Wiggers et al. [18] | 241 (27) | 27 (11) | 20 (8) | 12 (5) | 8 (3)d | 194 (80) |
| Author . | Acquisition of FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of the Same Bacteria in FUBCs, No. . | Detection of Total Different Bacteria in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of Different True Pathogens in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Detection of Possible Contaminants in FUBCs, No. (%) . | Negative Results of FUBCs, No. (%) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amipara et al. [7] | 219 (29) | 15 (7) | ND | ND | ND | 204 (93) |
| Chan et al. [19] | 299 (89) | 37 (12) | 17 (6) | 9 (3)a | 8 (3)a | 250 (84) |
| Elamin et al. [11] | 321 (67) | 9 (3) | 3 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 309 (96) |
| Giannella et al. [9] | 278 (18) | 107 (38) | 28 (10) | 17 (6) | 11 (4)b | 143 (51) |
| Green et al. [16] | 127 (80) | 9 (7) | 9 (7) | ND | ND | 109 (86) |
| Jung et al. [17] | 1276 (86) | 122 (10) | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 0 (0) | 1146 (90) |
| Maskarinec et al. [8] | 1164 (68) | 228 (20) | 51 (4) | 29 (2) | 22 (2)c | 885 (76) |
| Mitaka et al. [10] | 271 (72) | 27 (10) | ND | ND | ND | 244 (90) |
| Wiggers et al. [18] | 241 (27) | 27 (11) | 20 (8) | 12 (5) | 8 (3)d | 194 (80) |
Abbreviations: FUBCs, follow-up blood cultures; ND, no data.
Three different true pathogens and 2 contaminants were detected simultaneously in patients with the same bacteria in FUBCs.
Coagulase-negative staphylococci, Corynebacterium spp., Propionibacterium spp.
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, viridans group Streptococcus, and diphtheroids.
Coagulase-negative staphylococci, diphtheroids, or Bacillus spp.
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