TABLE 4.
Results of testing of 142 clinical isolates by ID 32 Staph and PCR and by real-time PCR
| Organism | Total no. of isolates | No. of isolates identified by:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID 32 Staph and PCR | Real-time PCR | 16S rRNA sequencing | ||
| S. hominis | 17 | 17 | 17 | –b |
| S. sciuri | 3 | 3 | 3 | – |
| S. cohnii | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| S. intermedius | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| S. simulans | 5 | 5 | 5 | – |
| S. epidermidis | 30 | 26 | 30 | 4 |
| S. aureus | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| S. saprophyticus | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| S. warneri | 11 | 13 | 11 | – |
| S. haemolyticus | 24 | 27 | 24 | – |
| S. schleiferi | 4 | 6 | 4 | – |
| S. lugdunensis | 10 | 12 | 10 | – |
| S. capitis | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| S. arlettae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| S. pasteuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Staphylococcus sp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Acinetobacter lwoffii | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micrococcus luteus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
a
Number of isolates identified using a combination of all tests and using 16S rRNA sequencing to confirm identity when discrepancies occurred between the ID 32 Staph and PCR and the real-time PCR identifications.
b
–, not performed.