Table 3.
Discrepancy rate using clinical isolates.
| Bacteria | No. Test | Discrepancy number | Discrepancy rate (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mEs | MEs | VMEs | mEs | MEs | VMEs | CA | ||
| Gram negative | ||||||||
| E. coli | 187 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.60 | 1.07 | 0 | 97.33 |
| A. baumannii | 165 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 | 97.58 |
| P. aeruginoa | 187 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.14 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 96.79 |
| K. pneumoniae | 176 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.70 | 0.57 | 0 | 97.73 |
| 715 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1.96 | 0.56 | 0.14 | 97.34 | |
| Gram positive | ||||||||
| S. aureus | 165 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 | 98.18 |
| E. faecalis | 165 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.46 | 0 | 0 | 94.55 |
| 330 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2.73 | 0 | 0.91 | 96.37 | |
| Total | 1,045 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2.20 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 97.03 |
The e-AST results were compared with the BMD results to calculate the discrepancy rates. For e-AST: mE minor error, ME major error, VME very major error, CA categorical agreement.