title: Comparison of two molecular assays with conventional blood culture for diagnosis of sepsis.
abstract: In this small study, the LightCycler® SeptiFast, and the SepsiTest™ were compared with blood culture. The SeptiFast showed a higher sensitivity (42.9%) and specificity (88.2%) when compared to blood culture than the SepsiTest™ (28.6 and 85.3%). The SeptiFast provides more species specific results, although the identification panel is smaller.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine (IHME), Medical University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leitner
authors.forename: Harald H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Spindelboeck
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoenigl
authors.forename: Csilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Putz-Bankuti
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stadlbauer-Köllner
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Andrea J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Grisold
authors.forename: Gebhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feierl
authors.forename: Rudolf E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stauber
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*