Table 2. Discrepancies and errors in routine phenotypic tests and the Vitek® MS system identification.
Gene sequencing identification (≥99% sequence matching) | No. of isolates |
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Vitek® MS identification |
Current methods of identification |
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No identification | Misidentification | No identification | Misidentification | ||
Pseudoxanthomonas Mexicana (n=1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1a | |
Staphylococcus pasteuric (n=2) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Moraxella osloensis (n=1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1b | |
Acinetobacter bouvetii (n=1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1c | |
Candida butyri (n=2) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Rhodosporidium fluviale (n=1) | 0 | 1d | 0 | 1e | |
Total (n=8) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
a, Brevundimonas diminuta; b, Alcaligenes faecalis; c, Acinetobacter lwoffii; d, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa; e, Rhodotorula glutinis.