Duration of time for blood cultures to become positive
| 0–12 hours | 12–24 hours | 24–36 hours | 36–48 hours | 48–60 hours | 60–72 hours | >72 hours | |
| Total positives | 10 (2.4) | 183 (44) | 154 (37) | 41 (9.9) | 10 (2.4) | 6 (1.4) | 12 (2.9) |
| Definite bacterial pathogens | 5 (11.6) | 28 (65.1) | 6 (14) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (2.3) | 0 |
| CoNS | 3 (1.1) | 118 (44.4) | 110 (41.3) | 25 (9.4) | 3 (1.2) | 4 (1.5) | 3 (1.1) |
| Possible bacterial pathogens (including CoNS) | 4 (1.25) | 153 (47.4) | 127 (39.3) | 27 (8.3) | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) | 4 (1.25) |
| Contaminants | 0 | 0 | 2 (11.8) | 6 (35.3) | 1 (5.9) | 0 | 8 (47) |
| Fungi | 1 (3) | 2 (6.1) | 19 (57.6) | 7 (21.2) | 3 (9.1) | 1 (3) | 0 |
Values in parentheses are percentages.
CoNS, Coagulase negative staphylococci.