TABLE 3.
Performance of challenge isolatesa
| Test | Total isolates, n | EA, n | EA, % | Eval |
CA, n | CA, % | R, n | Major, n | Major, % | Very major, n | Very major, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA total, n | EA, n | EA, % | |||||||||||
| Vitek 2 | |||||||||||||
| Automatic dilution | 93 | 92 | 98.9 | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 92 | 98.9 | 55 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Manual dilution | 93 | 92 | 98.9 | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 92 | 98.9 | 55 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitek 2 COMPACT | |||||||||||||
| Manual dilution | 93 | 92 | 98.9 | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 92 | 98.9 | 55 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
CA, category agreement; EA, essential agreement (±1 doubling dilution); Eval, evaluable isolates; major, major discrepancies; n, number of isolates; R, resistant isolates; very major, very major discrepancies.