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Performance of the Vitek MS v2.0 system in distinguishing S. pneumoniae from nonpneumococcal S. mitis group species
| Vitek MS identification | No. of isolates identified by reference methods as: |
|
|---|---|---|
| S. pneumoniae | Nonpneumococcal species | |
| S. pneumoniae | 94 | 1 |
| Nonpneumococcal species | 0 | 108 |
| Split identificationa | 0 | 7 |
| No identification | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 95 | 116 |
For these isolates, more than one possible identification was reported by the Vitek MS instrument.
