TABLE 4.
Ana-CIM reproducibility testing by medium manufacturer and testing sitea
| Isolatec | Mode (range) by manufacturer and testing site: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy |
Remel |
BD |
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| WU | MC | NCH | WU | MC | NCH | WU | MC | NCH | |
| R1 | 19 (18–20) | 18 (17–19) | 19 (18–20) | 18 (18–21) | 18 (17–19) | 18 (18–19) | 18 (17–20) | 19 (17–19) | 19 (19–20) |
| R2 | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6b (6–16) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6b (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6b (6) |
| R3 | 19 (18–20) | 18 (17–19) | 19 (18–20) | 19 (18–20) | 18 (17–19) | 19 (18–20) | 18 (18–20) | 19 (18–19) | 19 (19–20) |
| R4 | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) |
| R5 | 15 (7–16) | 6b (6–14) | 16b (6–17) | 6b (6–16) | 6b (6–14) | 17b (6–18) | 13 (13–15) | 6b (6) | 6b (6–17) |
| Kp pos control | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) |
| Bf pos control | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) |
| Bf neg control | 19 (18–20) | 18 (17–19) | 20 (18–20) | 18 (18–20) | 18 (17–18) | 18 (18–20) | 19 (19–20) | 19 (17–20) | 19 (19–20) |
a
Kp pos control, K. pneumoniae ATCC BAA-1705; Bf pos control, B. fragilis WIS-ImiR-001; Bf neg control, B. fragilis ATCC 25285.
b
Microcolonies within zone.
c
Each isolate was tested a total of 81 times (3 replicates per day on 3 different testing days at 3 different sites).