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. 2024 Nov 6;62(12):e01169-24. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01169-24

TABLE 4.

Summary of sensitivity and specificity of AMR genes for prediction of phenotypic resistancec

Organism Aminopenicillin shv and/or tem (in isolates without ctx-m/ampC) Third-generation cephalosporins      ctx-m and/or ampC
Det ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV Det. ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV
Escherichia coli (n = 58) Resistant 18 1 94.7% 95.8% 94.7% 95.8% Resistant 16 0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Susceptible 1 23 Susceptible 0 42
Klebsiella pneumoniae groupa (n = 32) Resistant N/A – intrinsic resistance to aminopenicillins Resistant 5 0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Susceptible Susceptible 0 26
Organism Gentamicin aac(6’)-lb Amikacin aac(6’)-lb
Det ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV Det. ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV
Escherichia coli (n = 58) Resistant 2 5 28.6% 98.0% 66.7% 90.9% Resistant 1 0 100.0% 96.5% 33.3% 100.0%
Susceptible 1 50 Susceptible 2 55
Klebsiella pneumoniae groupa (n = 32) Resistant 3 1 75.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.6% Resistant 0 0 - 90.6% 0.0% 100.0%
Susceptible 0 28 Susceptible 3 29
Organism Penicillin blaZ (in isolates without mecA) Cloxacillin mecA
Det ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV Det. ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV
Staphylococcus aureus (n = 11) Resistant 3 0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Resistant 7 0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Susceptible 0 1 Susceptible 0 4
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcusb (n = 11) Resistant N/A – No break points for penicillin Resistant 7 0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Susceptible Susceptible 0 8
Organism Gentamicin aac(6’)/aph(2”) Minocycline
Sens.
tetM
Det ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV Det ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV
All Staphylococcus spp.b (n = 22) Resistant 8 0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Resistant 0 0 - 100.0% - 100.0%
Susceptible 0 15 Susceptible 0 22
Organism Erythromycin ermC Clindamycin ermC
Det ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV Det. ND Sens. Spec. PPV NPV
All Staphylococcus spp.b (n = 22) Resistant 6 1 85.7% 87.5% 75.0% 93.3% Resistant 6 0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Susceptible 2 14 Susceptible 0 17
a

Includes 31 K. pneumoniae and one K. variicola isolate.

b

Detailed breakdown is available in the supplemental material.

c

Det, detected; ND, not detected: sens., sensitivity; spec., specificity; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; N/A, not applicable.