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. 2016 Apr 25;54(5):1251–1258. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02942-15

TABLE 3.

Benefit to repeat extractiona

Center No. of repeat extractions performed No. (%) of isolates with improved identification to:
Overall benefit (%)
Genus level Species level
1 31 1 (6) 6 (19) 22.6
2 20 0 (0) 4 (20) 20.0
3 34 2 (6) 5 (15) 20.6
a

Score categories with respect to genus- or species/species complex-level identification were as follows: genus, 1.8 to 1.99; species/species complex, ≥2.0.