TABLE 3.
Antimicrobial and error typea | Error rate (%)
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MicroScan WalkAway | VITEK 2 | VITEK | |
Aztreonam | |||
Very major | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Major | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Minor | 28 | 31 | 28 |
Cefepime | |||
Very major | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Major | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Minor | 32 | 18 | 26 |
Ceftazidime | |||
Very major | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Major | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minor | 13 | 9 | 11 |
Imipenem | |||
Very major | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Major | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Minor | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Piperacillin-tazobactam | |||
Very major | 19 | 27 | 21 |
Major | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Error rates were calculated based on the consensus result among the broth microdilution (frozen dry-form panels), agar dilution, and disk diffusion methods.