Table 3 Discrepant results between the automated VITEK® 2 system and the other identification methods of blood culture isolates
From: Comparison of methods for the identification of microorganisms isolated from blood cultures
No. | Automated identification | Conventional methods | Genotypic identification |
|---|---|---|---|
4 | Staphylococcus hominis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
3 | Corynebacterium urealyticum | NP | Corynebacterium amycolatum |
2 | Corynebacterium urealyticum | NP | Bacillus licheniformis |
2 | Staphylococcus lentus | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
2 | Staphylococcus haemolyticus | Staphylococcus hominis | Staphylococcus hominis |
1 | Enterococcus gallinarum | Enterococcus faecalis | Enterococcus faecalis |
1 | Staphylococcus cohnii | Staphylococcus capitis | Staphylococcus capitis |
1 | Staphylococcus haemolyticus | Staphylococcus haemolyticus | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
1 | Staphylococcus lugdunensis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
1 | Staphylococcus scuri | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
1 | Staphylococcus capitis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
1 | Staphylococcus warneri | Staphylococcus haemolyticus | Staphylococcus haemolyticus |
1 | Staphylococcus haemolyticus | Staphylococcus haemolyticus | Staphylococcus hominis |