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. 2009 Jan 21;47(4):1101–1106. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01963-08

TABLE 2.

Results from WASP and Inoculab instrument for specimens with significant results not in agreementa

Loop size Organism(s) detected with:
Inoculab instrument
WASP
Replicate 1 Replicate 2 Replicate 1 Replicate 2
1 μl Multiple flora <104 mixed flora 104-105Enterococcus, <104 two other organisms 104-105Enterococcus, <104 2 other orgs
<104 mixed flora <104 mixed flora 104-105 beta-hemolytic streptococci 104-105 beta-hemolytic streptococci
<104 one type <104 one type 10-4105Enterococcus 104-105Enterococcus
<104 one type No growth 104-105K. pneumoniae, <104 one type 104-105K. pneumoniae, <104 one type
>105E. coli 104-105E. coli >105E. coli >105E. coli
>105E. coli 104-105E. coli >105E. coli >105E. coli
>105 beta-hemolytic streptococci 104-105 beta-hemolytic streptococci >105 beta-hemolytic streptococci > 105 beta-hemolytic streptococci
104-105S. aureus 104-105S. aureus >105S. aureus 104-105S. aureus
104-105Proteus mirabilis 104-105P. mirabilis >105P. mirabilis >105P. mirabilis
104-105 NLF >105 NLF > 105 NLF > 105 NLF
104-105 CoNS >105 CoNS > 105 CoNS > 105 CoNS
<104 one OT <104 one OT <104 one OT <104 one OT
10 μl Multiple flora Multiple flora 103 to 104 CoNS, <103 one OT Multiple flora
<103 two organsims <103 two organisms 103-104Enterococcus, <103 one OT 103-104Enterococcus, <103 one OT
<102 Mixed Flora 103-104 CoNS, <102 one OT 103-104 CoNS, <103 one OT 103-104 CoNS, <103 one OT
103-104E. coli 103-104E. coli >104E. coli >104E. coli
103-104 GBS 103-104 GBS >104 GBS >104 GBS
103-104Enterococcus 103-104Enterococcus >104Enterococcus >104Enterococcus
103-104 viridans group streptococci 103-104 viridans group streptococci >104 viridans group streptococci > 104 viridans group streptococci
<102 one OT <102 one OT <102 two OTs <102 one OT
a

OT, other type; GBS, group B streptococci; CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; NLF, unidentified non-lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacilli.