This case concerned a discrepancy between (b)(6) results, which were initially reported (b)(6) / (b)(6) on (b)(6) 2018.The following day ((b)(6) 2018), (b)(6) grew in culture and was confirmed as (b)(6) by microscan and disk diffusion.The blood culture bottle was retested and was determined to be (b)(6) by (b)(6) (likely a mutation within (b)(6) targets probe or binding sites).According to the lab, there was a delay in reporting (b)(6) by approximately 24 hours and during this time the patient was not on (b)(6) active drugs.Patient was a (b)(6) year old male from a nursing home admitted for sepsis.Patient died on (b)(6) 2018, although his antibiotic therapy had been changed to three drugs to which the (b)(6) organism was susceptible.The discrepant result may have contributed to the patient's death.A follow-up blood culture using (b)(6) reported (b)(6) (b)(6).
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