Table 3.
Comparison of Identification Performance of Mycobacterium
| Species | N | Number of Tests | EXS3000 | Autof ms1000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Species | ID Genus | No ID | MisID Species | ID Species | ID Genus | No ID | MisID Species | |||
| Mycobacterium abscessus | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mycobacterium fortuitum | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mycobacterium gordonae | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mycobacterium intracellulare | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Mycobacterium mageritense | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mycobacterium simiae | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total(%) | 19 | 57 | 43(75.44) | 5(8.77) | 8(14.04) | 1(1.75) | 39(68.42) | 5(8.77) | 1(1.75) | 12(21.06) |
Abbreviations: ID, identification; MisID, misidentification.