TABLE 5.

Number of repeats needed for correct identification^a

Species	Total no. of isolates	No. of isolates identified at indicated score or confidence value and no. of runs needed for correct ID
		Bruker Biotyper ≥ 1.8				Vitek MS Saramis ≥ 90%				Vitek MS v3.0 ≥ 90%
		No ID	1	2	3	No ID	1	2	3	No ID	1	2	3
Rapid growers
M. abscessus	19	2	10	4	3	3	13	2	1	3	12	1	3
M. chelonae	13	11	2	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	12	1	0
M. fortuitum complex	16	2	14	0	0	2	13	0	1	3	9	3	1
M. immunogenum	4	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0
M. moriokaense	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
M. mucogenicum complex	13	3	8	1	1	0	11	1	1	1	12	0	0
M. neoaurum	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
M. phlei	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
M. smegmatis complex	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0
Slow growers
M. gordonae	12	1	8	0	3	3	7	0	2	0	12	0	0
M. haemophilum	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0
M. kansasii	12	0	11	0	1	0	6	2	4	0	7	4	1
M. kubicae	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
M. avium complex	13	0	7	6	0	1	11	1	0	2	9	0	2
M. marinum complex	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0
M. scrofulaceum complex	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
M. simiae complex	5	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	2	2	0	1
M. szulgai	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
M. tuberculosis complex	16	0	13	3	0	0	15	0	1	0	16	0	0
M. terrae complex	13	2	9	2	0	6	0	0	7	2	11	0	0
M. xenopi	4	0	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0
M. parascrofulaceum	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	157	29	99	19	10	22	106	11	18	16	121	11	9

^aID, identification.