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. 2007 Jan 3;45(3):789–795. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01856-06

TABLE 2.

Correlation of results of direct and standard antimicrobial susceptibility testing of gram-negative bacilli (n = 110) by using the GN plate

Drug No. of organism-drug combinations with results indicating:
MIC agreement SIR agreement Very major error Major error Minor error
Amikacin 106 107 0 0 3
Amoxicillin-clavulanate 108 110 0 0 0
Ampicillin 108 109 0 0 1
Ampicillin-sulbactam 107 108 0 0 2
Aztreonam NAa 107 1 0 2
Cefaclor 109 110 0 1 0
Cefepime 108 108 0 0 1
Cefotaxime 109 110 0 0 0
Cefoxitine 108 108 0 0 1
Cefpodoxime 108 109 0 1 1
Cefpodoxime-clavulanate 109 110 0 0 0
Ceftazidime 109 110 0 0 0
Cefuroxime 109 110 0 0 0
Ciprofloxacin 109 109 0 0 0
Doxycyclin 109 109 0 1 0
Gentamicin 103 106 0 0 4
Levofloxacin 110 110 0 0 0
Meropenem 105 110 0 0 0
Moxifloxacin 109 109 0 0 1
Piperacillin 105 108 0 0 2
Piperacillin-sulbactam 106 108 0 0 2
Piperacillin-tazobactam 108 108 1 0 0
Trimethoprim 109 109 0 1 0
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 108 108 0 0 1
Total (%) 2,479 (98.1) 2,610 (99.0) 2 (0.08) 4 (0.2) 21 (0.8)
a

NA, not applicable due to breakpoint testing.