Table 3. Categorical agreement of MBT-ASTRA (Bruker Daltonik GmbH) for AMX and CTX susceptibility testing of E. coli-positive blood cultures.
Sterile blood cultures inoculated with E. coli | E. coli isolates retrieved from blood cultures | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
AMX test | CTX test | AMX test | CTX test | |
Full agreement | 93% | 93% | 95% | 84% |
Minor error | Non applicable | Non applicable | Non applicable | Non applicable |
Major error | 7% | 7% | 5% | 16% |
Very major error | 0% | 6% | 2% | 29% |