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Table 8.5 TTP of blood culture of different organisms

Organism Time to positivity Reference
Staphylococcus aureus 19.9 ± 19.4 h (535–536)
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) 15h (14.1 ± 9.8) h  
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 17h (28.6 ± 26.1) h  
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus CFU <10 : >20 h (533)
CFU >100 : ≤16 h  
S. pneumoniae 14 h (537–538)
E. coli
9.7 – 11.2 h (539)
ESBL-pos E. coli 8.3 h (531)
Klebsiella pneumoniae <7 h (540)
Acinetobacter baumannii 10.4 ± 7.9 h (541)
Drug-sensitive strain 14.5 ± 9.5 h  
Drug-resistant strain 8.6 ± 3.2 h  
Candida 25.9 ± 24.9 h (542)