. 2019 Nov 22;57(12):e01353-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01353-19

TABLE 1.

Test reproducibility: within method agreement for MIC test strip and Etest MIC values between two repeats for clinical and reference isolates

Isolate type	No. of isolates tested in duplicates	Gradient MIC range (mg/liter)	No. (%) of isolates with MIC difference between replicates of:
Isolate type	No. of isolates tested in duplicates	Gradient MIC range (mg/liter)	±1 Log₂ dilution	±2 Log₂ dilution	±>2 Log₂ dilution
MIC test strip
Clinical	107	0.06 to 16.0	92 (86)	14	1
Reference	9	0.5 to >256	9 (100)	0	0
Etest
Clinical	107	0.06 to 8	107 (100)	0	0
Reference	9	0.5 to >256	9 (100)	0	0