TABLE 3.
Comparison of enterococci identification methods
| Source | No. tested | No. in agreement (%) for the two methods
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| STD/PCR | STD/BBL | STD/VITEK | STD/ID 32 Strep | PCR/BBL | PCR/Vitek | PCR/ID 32 Strep | BBL/VITEK | BBL/ID 32 Strep | VITEK/ID 32 Strep | ||
| Swine | 25 | 20 (80) | 15 (60) | 20 (20) | 14 (56) | 18 (72) | 24 (96) | 18 (72) | 17 (68) | 12 (48) | 18 (72) |
| Poultry | 25 | 24 (96) | 19 (76) | 23 (92) | 21 (84) | 19 (76) | 23 (92) | 22 (88) | 19 (76) | 19 (76) | 21 (84) |
| Park | 25 | 24 (96) | 22 (88) | 21 (84) | 22 (88) | 23 (92) | 22 (88) | 23 (92) | 24 (96) | 23 (92) | 22 (88) |
| Retail food | 25 | 25 (100) | 22 (88) | 21 (84) | 22 (88) | 22 (88) | 21 (84) | 22 (88) | 23 (92) | 23 (92) | 21 (84) |
| Total | 100 | 93 (93) | 78 (78) | 85 (85) | 79 (79) | 82 (82) | 90 (90) | 85 (85) | 83 (83) | 77 (77) | 82 (82) |