Validation of a Novel Diagnostic Approach Combining the VersaTREK™ System for Recovery and Real-Time PCR for the Identification of in Water Samples.

is an emerging pathogen associated with endocarditis and vasculitis following cardiac surgery. Although it can take up to 6-8 weeks to culture on selective solid media, culture-based detection remains the gold standard for diagnosis, so more rapid methods are urgently needed. For the present study, we processed environmental infected simulates at volumes defined in international guidelines.