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. 2004 Mar;42(3):1109–1114. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1109-1114.2004

TABLE 5.

Turnaround time to susceptibility results for SIRE and PZA tests

Drug Strainsa (n) Turnaround time (days)
P (paired t test)
M960
B460
Mean Range Mean Range
SIRE Total (100) 8.3 5.1-12.4 8.2 4-13 0.319b
S (44) 7.8 5.4-12.3 7.6 5-12 0.280b
R (56) 8.7 5.1-12.4 8.6 4-13 0.433b
PZA Total (100) 8.2 4.2-19.3 7.4 4-20 0.016
S (69) 7.5 4.4-16.9 7.0 4-12 0.122b
R (31) 9.8 4.2-19.3 8.1 4-20 0.026
a

S, susceptible; R, resistant.

b

Not statistically significant.