Table 6.
Diagnostic simplicity, time, required skill, equipment and ease-of-application grading for the evaluated tests: MicroScan, ComASP, CHROMagar COL-APSE, CMT, M-PCR and BMD.
| Test criteria | Grade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHROMagar COL-APSE (TAT = 18–24 hrs) | ComASP (TAT = 18–24 hrs) | M-PCR (TAT = 1–3 hrs) | MicroScan (TAT* = 18–24 hrs) | CMT (TAT = 18–24 hrs) | BMD (TAT = 18–24 hrs) | |
| Time in hours needed to perform each test | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Ease in carrying out test | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Required training or skill | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Requirement for 3rd-party equipment and/or infrastructure | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cost and access to 3rd-party equipment and/or infrastructure | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total grading | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
*TAT: turnaround time, M-PCR: multiplex PCR, CMT: colistin MAC Test, BMD: broth microdilution.