TABLE 1.
Comparison of clarithromycin susceptibility results from the SLOMYCO panel and the JustOne strip with those obtained by the BACTEC-460 method
| Test and category | No. of isolates found by BACTEC 460 (pH 7.3-7.4) to be: |
% Agreement (kappa) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susceptible, ≤4.0 μg/ml | Intermediate, 8-16 μg/ml | Resistant, ≥32 μg/ml | ||
| SLOMYCO panel | ||||
| Susceptible, ≤8 μg/ml | 45 | 5 | 1 | 90 (0.79) |
| Intermediate, 16 μg/ml | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Resistant, ≥32 μg/ml | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| JustOne strip | ||||
| Susceptible, ≤8 μg/ml | 45 | 5 | 1 | 90 (0.79) |
| Intermediate, 16 μg/ml | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Resistant, ≥32 μg/ml | 0 | 0 | 19 | |