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. 1998 Jan;36(1):302–304. doi: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.302-304.1998

TABLE 1.

Interpretative category discrepancies

Parameter Value
Total organisms tested 275
Total organism-antimicrobial agent combinations tested 3,339
False reads by video system
 Caliper resistant vs video susceptible 4/3,339 (0.12%)
 Caliper susceptible vs video resistant 6/3,339 (0.18%)
Minor discrepancies by video system
 Caliper resistant vs video intermediate 23/3,339 (0.69%)
 Caliper intermediate vs video susceptible 23/3,339 (0.69%)
 Caliper intermediate vs video resistant 27/3,339 (0.81%)
 Caliper susceptible vs video intermediate 83/3,339 (2.49%)
 Total minor discrepancies 156/3,339 (4.67%)