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. 2014 May;6(5):524–533. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.17

Table 1. Valid Vitek® MS results of 1,181 bacterial and yeast isolates.

Fine identification No. of isolates No. [%] of isolates with the indicated resulta
Correct identification to the level of: No identification Misidentification
Species Genus Above genus
Enterobacteriaceae 560 522 [93.2] 38 [6.8]
   Citrobacter amalonaticus 1 1 [100]
   Citrobacter freundii 3 3 [100]
   Citrobacter koseri 2 2 [100]
   Enterobacter aerogenes 5 5 [100]
   Enterobacter cloacaee 36 36 [100]
   Escherichia coli 224 224 [100]
   Klebsiella oxytoca 7 7 [100]
   Klebsiella pneumoniae 178 178 [100]
   Morganella morganii 22 22 [100]
   Pantoea agglomerans 1 1 [100]
   Proteus mirabilis 6 6 [100]
   Proteus vulgaris 1 1 [100]
   Salmonella typhi g 1 1 [100]
   Serratia marcescens 73 73 [100]
Nonfermentative Gram-negative rods 311 307 [98.7] 1 [0.3] 2 [0.6] 1 [0.3]
   Acinetobacter baumannii complexg 247 247 [100]
   Acinetobacter bouvetii 1 1b [100]
   Acinetobacter johnsonii 1 1 [100)
   Acinetobacter junii 1 1 [100]
   Burkholderia cepacia 12 12 [100]
   Burkholderia pickettii 1 1 [100]
   Moraxella catarrhalis 1 1 [100]
   Moraxella osloensis 1 1c [100]
   Pseudomonas aeruginosa 35 35 [100]
   Pseudomonas putida 6 6 [100]
   Pseudomonas fluorescens 4 4 [100]
   Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana 1 1 [100]
Gram-positive cocci 130 127 [97.7] 1 [0.8] 2 [1.5]
   Staphylococcus aureus 27 27 [100]
   Staphylococcus epidermidis 26 26 [100]
   Staphylococcus haemolyticus 9 9 [100]
   Staphylococcus hominis 7 7 [100]
   Staphylococcus saprophyticus 2 2 [100]
   Staphylococcus pasteuric 2 2 [100]
   Enterococcus avium 3 3 [100]
   Enterococcus casseliflavus 1 1 [100]
   Enterococcus faecalis 19 19 [100]
   Enterococcus faecium 18 18 [100]
   Enterococcus gallinarum 2 2 [100]
   Enterococcus raffinosus 1 1d [100]
   Streptococcus agalactiae 3 3 [100]
   Streptococcus dysgalactiae 2 2 [100]
   Streptococcus anginosus 4 4 [100]
   Streptococcus constellatus 3 3 [100]
   Streptococcus pneumoniae 1 1 [100]
Anaerobes 12 12 [100]
   Bacteroides fragilis 2 2 [100]
   Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron 1 1 [100]
   Bacteroides ovatus 1 1 [100]
   Clostridium difficile 1 1 [100]
   Eggerthella lenta 1 1 [100]
   Fusobacterium varium 1 1 [100]
   Parabacteroides distasonis 1 1 [100]
   Peptostreptococcus anaerobius 1 1 [100]
   Propionibacterium acnes 1 1 [100]
   Prevotella intermedia 1 1 [100]
   Prevotella bivia 1 1 [100]
Miscellaneous bacteria 48 45 [93.8] 3 [6.3]
   Aeromonas hydrophila f 2 2 [100]
   Aeromonas caviae f 1 1 [100]
   Brucella melitensis 1 1 [100]
   Cardiobacterium hominis 2 2 [100]
   Gardneralla vaginalis 2 2 [100]
   Haemophilus influenzae 20 20 [100]
   Haemophilus parahaemolyticus 1 1 [100]
   Haemophilus parainfluenzae 9 9 [100]
   Listeria monocytogenes 2 2 [100]
   Neisseria gonorrhoeae 2 2 [100]
   Pasteurella multocida 1 1 [100]
   Vibrio parahaemolyticus 2 2 [100]
   Vibrio vulnificus 3 3 [100]
Yeast 120 117 [97.5] 2 [1.7] 1 [0.8]
   Candida albicans 6 6 [100]
   Candida butyri 2 2 [100]
   Candida glabrata 19 19 [100]
   Candida guilliermondii 7 7 [100]
   Candida haemulonii 10 10 [100]
   Candida lusitaniae 1 1 [100]
   Candida parapsilosis 20 20 [100]
   Candida pelliculosa 14 14 [100]
   Candida tropicalis 33 33 [100]
   Cryptococcus neoformans 3 3 [100]
   Rhodosporidium fluviale 1 1 [100]
   Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1 1 [100]
   Trichosporon asahii 3 3 [100]
Total 1,181 1,130 [95.7] 42 [3.6] 3 [0.3] 5 [0.4] 1 [0.1]

a, Species, correct identification at the species level (single choice or low discrimination at the subspecies level); genus, correct identification at the genus level (low discrimination at the species level); above genus, correct identification proposed among a set of low-discrimination results including species of different genera; b, The 1st identified as Acinetobacter johnsonii (confidence value 99.9%) by the Vitek® MS system, 2nd identified as Acinetobacter bouvetii (confidence value 99.9%), 3rd identified as Acinetobacter bouvetii (confidence value 99.9%); c, The 1st identified as Moraxella osloensis (confidence value 99.9%) by the Vitek® MS system, 2nd identified as Alcaligenes faecalis (confidence value 99.9%), 3rd identified as Moraxella osloensis (confidence value 98.9%); d, The 1st identified as Enterococcus raffinosus (confidence value 96.9%) by the Vitek® MS system, 2nd identified as Enterococcus avium (confidence value 99.9%), 3rd identified as Enterococcus raffinosus (confidence value 99.9%); e, The Enterobacter cloacae/asburiae species group is displayed as a species group result by the Vitek® MS; f, The Aeromonas hydrophila/caviae species group is displayed as a species group result by the Vitek® MS; g, The species group is the final Vitek® MS identification. The subspecies or species included in each species group are as follows: for the Salmonella group, S. enterica subsp. enterica, S. enterica serovar Enteritidis, S. enterica serovar Paratyphi B, S. enterica serovar Paratyphi C, S. enterica serovar Typhimurium, and Salmonella spp.; for the Acinetobacter baumannii complex, A. baumannii, A. calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter genomospecies 3, and Acinetobacter genoh-3ospecies TU13.