TABLE 3.

Distribution of times needed to obtain the final results of susceptibility testing with the VITEK 2 system

Time (h)	No. of isolatesa	% of isolatesb
6	63	42
7	109	73
8	125	83
9	132	88
10	140	93
11	141	94
12	145	97
13	149	99
14
15	150	100

^aCumulative number of isolates whose susceptibility testing results were available at the indicated incubation time. 

^bCumulative percentage of isolates whose susceptibility testing results were available at the indicated incubation time.