title: Performance of the LightCycler SeptiFast test Mgrade in detecting microbial pathogens in purulent fluids.
abstract: The performance of the LightCycler SeptiFast (SF) assay was compared to that of culture methods in the detection of microorganisms in 43 purulent fluids from patients with pyogenic infections. The SF assay was more sensitive than the culture methods (86% versus 61%, respectively), irrespective of whether the infections were mono- or polymicrobial.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 17, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sancho-Tello
authors.forename: Dayana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borrás
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Cobo
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology*