TABLE 2.

ID and susceptibility testing results for BCs (each species in six aerobic and six anaerobic bottles) artificially spiked with nine reference strains (phase II)

Species	% Correct identification	Results of susceptibility testing (%)a
		Very major errors	Major errors	Minor errors
E. coli	100	0	0	0
E. coli (ESBLb positive)	100	0	0.8	2.5
P. aeruginosac	100	0	0	1.7
K. pneumoniae	100	0	0	2.9
K. oxytoca	100	0	0	5.0
S. rubidea	67	0	0	0.8
E. aerogenes	100	0	0	0
A. baumanniic	67	0	0	3.8
P. mirabilis	100	0	0.4	2.1
Total	93.8	0	0.2	2.2

^aSee text for definitions of error categories.

^bESBL, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase.

^cNo results were available for the anaerobic bottles due to insufficient growth.