Table 1. Comparison of concordances and discrepancies of the API® 20 C AUX, Vitek® 2 Compact, Vitek® MS and Microflex® against the reference method Panfungal PCR and sequencing.
| Reference method | API® 20 C AUX | Vitek® 2 Compact | Vitek® MS | Microflex® | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panfungal PCR and sequencing (n) | C (n) | D (n) | C (n) | D (n) | C (n) | D (n) | C (n) | D (n) | |
| C. albicans | 35 | 33 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| C. parapsilosis | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| C. dubliniensis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| C. glabrata | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| C. tropicalis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. intermedia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C. guilliermondii | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. lusitaniae | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. haemulonii | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. lipolytica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. fermentati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pichia kluyveri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 67 | 54 | 13 | 56 | 11 | 61 | 6 | 61 | 6 |
n: número
C: concordances,
D: discrepancies