Blood culture (BC) is the gold standard for diagnosing blood stream infections (BSI) but is limited by long turnaround times (TAT) and low detection rate. The T2 Magnetic Resonance method (T2MR) offers a rapid, culture-independent alternative. The objective of this study was to compare the performance of the T2Bacteria assay to BCs in a real-world setting.
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