Table 4 Agreement and errors of the direct method of AST for GPC after discrepancy analysis
Antimicrobial agent | No. of tested strains | % categorical agreement | No. of minor errors (%) | No. of major errors (%) | No. of very major errors (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amoxicillin/clavulanate | 84 | 91.7 | 0.0 | 7 (8.3) | 0 |
Ampicillin | 84 | 94 | 0 | 5 (6.0) | 0 |
Clindamycin | 84 | 96.4 | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.2) | 0 |
Erythromycin | 84 | 86.9 | 8 (9.5) | 2 (3.6) | 0 |
Gentamicin | 84 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Linezolid | 84 | 91.6 | 1 (1.2) | 6 (7.2) | 0 |
Moxifloxacin | 84 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oxacillin | 84 | 96.4 | 0 | 3 (3.6) | 0 |
Penicillin | 84 | 98.8 | 0 | 1 (1.2) | 0 |
Rifampin | 82 | 98.8 | 0 | 1 (1.2) | 0 |
Tetracycline | 84 | 97.6 | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) | 0 |
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole | 84 | 89.2 | 0 | 5 (6.0) | 4 (4.8) |
Vancomycin | 84 | 98.8 | 0 | 1 (1.2) | 0 |
Total | 1090 | 95.4 | 12 (1.1) | 34 (3.1) | 4 (0.4) |