Table 2.
Discordance assessment between each test method, where the value listed is the p value for a statistical test where the 2 test methods have an equal prevalence.
Traditional | MSAox | EB with MSAox | |
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MSAox | 0.208 | ||
EB with MSAox | 0.223 | 0.003* | |
EB with traditional | 0.322 | 0.015* | 0.547 |
EB with MSAox = enrichment broth with mannitol salt agar with 2 µg/mL of oxacillin; EB with traditional = EB with routine diagnostic method; MSAox = mannitol salt agar with 2 µg/mL of oxacillin.
Significant difference (p ≤ 0.05).