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Performance of the VITEK 2 system for susceptibility testing of enterococci compared to that of the reference method
| Antimicrobial agent | % of strains (no. of isolates)a
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA | mE | ME | VME | |
| Ampicillin | 92.6 | 0 | 6 (9) | 1.3 (2) |
| Vancomycin | 94.6 | 0 | 1.3 (2) | 4 (6) |
| Teicoplanin | 97.3 | 1.3 (2) | 0 | 1.3 (2) |
| Gentamicin, high level | 97.3 | 0 | 1.3 (2) | 1.3 (2) |
| Streptomycin, high level | 96 | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 |
EA, essential agreement; mE, minor error; ME, major error; VME, very major error.
