Turnaround time of diagnosis
The blood samples were obtained and transferred to ddPCR laboratory in
about 10 min. Plasma was immediately isolated after centrifugation for
20 min. DNA extraction and PCR amplification were completed within 3 h.
Data analysis was done within 30 min using GenePMS software. The average
turnaround time of ddPCR was 4.2 ± 0.51 h, which was remarkably shorter
than that of the blood culture test (90.6 ± 10.9 h, P <
0.01).