TABLE 3.
Results of the VITEK 2 system for the 18 strains that were not identified correctly
| Taxona | VITEK 2 result | No. of strains with result/no. tested (%) |
|---|---|---|
| S. epidermidis | No identification data furnished | 4/130 (3.1) |
| S. hominis | Incorrectly identified as S. epidermidis | 1/32 (3.1) |
| Low discrimination: S. hominis vs S. warneri | 10/32 (31.3) | |
| S. warneri | Low discrimination: S. warneri vs S. hominis | 1/11 (9.1) |
| S. haemolyticus | Low discrimination: S. haemolyticus vs S. cohnii subsp. urealyticus | 2/50 (4.0) |
a
Definitive identification obtained with the comparison method (see Materials and Methods) and confirmed by the molecular method described in reference 32.