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Discrepancies between identification with the VITEK 2 system and by the reference method
| No. of isolates | Species identified:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| By the reference method | With the VITEK 2 system | |
| 2 | E. faecium | E. faecalis |
| 10 | E. faecium | E. gallinarum-E. casseliflavus |
| 1 | E. faecalis | E. avium |
| 2 | E. raffinosus | E. faecalis, E. aviuma |
| 2 | E. gallinarum | E. faecium, E. aviuma |
| 1 | E. durans | E. hirae |
| 1 | E. faecium | E. hirae |
The VITEK 2 system identified one of each species.
