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this is a retrospective study using stored blood culture isolates to compare the diagnostic techniques in identification of bloodstream infection; the techniques under analysis are FilmArray polymerase chain reaction machine and MicroScan 40 plus machine compared with Analytical profile index which is routinely used in developing countries as a gold standard for identification of blood culture.In this study we are trying to establish which technique is suitable for diagnosis of bloodstream infection in terms of senstivity, accuracy, turn around time and cost