Table 2.
Mean accuracies in bacterial identification (%) by all (Accuracy) or a single evaluator after 24 and 48 h incubation on average (All) or per specific agar: Liofilchem Chromatic™ MH (LFCA), Flexicult® Vet Scandinavia (FLEX), and custom-made agar (CAVD).
| 24 h incubation | 48 h incubation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | LFCA | FLEX | CAVD | All | LFCA | FLEX | CAVD | |
| Accuracy | 76.4 ± 9.9 | 81.6 ± 12.8 | 75.7 ± 10.6 | 72.1 ± 7.0 | 82.1 ± 4.8 | 82.7 ± 8.5 | 86.3 ± 3.5 | 77.1 ± 3.5 |
| Evaluator 1 | 81.0 | 86.1 | 81.9 | 75.0 | 81.5 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 75.0 |
| Evaluator 2 | 75.1 | 83.7 | 71.0 | 70.7 | 86.3 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 78.8 |
| Evaluator 3 | 85.6 | 90.9 | 86.8 | 79.1 | 82.8 | 80.9 | 86.8 | 80.6 |
| Evaluator 4 | 62.7 | 62.1 | 63.3 | 62.7 | 74.9 | 70.0 | 81.7 | 72.9 |
| Staph. spp. grouped | 86.9 ± 9.8 | 90.1 ± 9.4 | 85.7 ± 13.4 | 84.9 ± 6.7 | 90.9 ± 3.5 | 88.0 ± 5.3 | 94.7 ± 2.0 | 89.9 ± 4.3 |
Accuracies are also listed when all Staphylococcus species are grouped in the same species category (Staph. spp. grouped). Values listed after “±” mark standard deviation.