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Fig. 2 | Critical Care

Fig. 2

From: Evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of bacterial DNA directly in blood of preterm neonates with suspected late-onset sepsis

Fig. 2

Distribution of the bacterial DNA load at onset of sepsis, stratified by pathogen. Monomicrobial (circles) and polymicrobial (triangles) infection episodes and blood culture results (open symbols = positive, closed symbols = negative) are presented as indicated. The dashed line indicates the lower detection limit

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