From: Comparison of methods for the identification of microorganisms isolated from blood cultures
Microorganism | VITEK® 2 system | Phenotypic methods | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | |
Enterococcus faecalis | 87.5 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Staphylococcus capitis | 94.4 | 99.5 | 100 | 100 |
Staphylococcus cohnii | 100 | 99.0 | 100 | 100 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 87.6 | 100 | 100 | 98.5 |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 98.0 | 96.5 | 96.0 | 100 |
Staphylococcus hominis | 91.4 | 98.3 | 94.2 | 100 |
Staphylococcus warneri | 100 | 99.5 | 100 | 99.0 |