TABLE 2.
Results of agreement for oxacillin and vancomycin MIC results obtained by broth microdilution compared to RMM and NRAa
| Organism (no. tested) | Comparison | MIC variation in log 2 dilutions (%)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxacillin
|
Vancomycin
|
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| −1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | −1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | ||
| All S. aureus (96) | RMM | 1.0 | 72.9 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 22.9 | 57.3 | 18.8 |
| NRA | 0 | 79.1 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 53.2 | 36.4 | |
| MSSA (32) | RMM | 3.1 | 21.9 | 34.4 | 40.6 | 0 | 25 | 53.2 | 21.8 |
| NRA | 0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 25 | 0 | 18.8 | 34.4 | 46.8 | |
| MRSA (64) | RMM | 0 | 98.4 | 1.6 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.9 | 59.4 | 17.2 |
| NRA | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 62.6 | 31.2 | |
a
MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.