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Table 4. Exclusivity panel results
a
Collaborating laboratory
Organism
ID No.
Gram reaction
Culture
medium
b
1
2
3 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Bacillus coagulans
202608 Gram-positive rods
with endospores
CBA
UI
c
UI
c
– – UI
c
– UI
c
UI
c
–
UI
c
UI
c
–
MI
d
–
UI
c
–
UI
c
–
–
–
TSA
UI
c
UI
c
– – UI
c
– UI
c
UI
c
–
UI
c
UI
c
–
MI
d
–
UI
c
–
UI
c
–
–
–
TSAB
UI
c
UI
c
– – UI
c
– UI
c
UI
c
–
UI
c
UI
c
–
MI
d
–
UI
c
–
UI
c
–
–
–
Citrobacter freundii
110125 Gram-negative rods CBA
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSA
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSAB
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Escherichia coli
112380 Gram-negative rods CBA
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
UI
e
–
–
–
UI
e
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSA
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
UI
e
–
–
–
UI
e
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSAB
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
UI
e
–
–
–
UI
e
–
–
–
–
–
–
Serratia marcescens
111663 Gram-negative rods CBA
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSA
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSAB
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Aspergillus niger
304232
Hyphae
CBA
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSA
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSAB
–
–
– –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Candida albicans
305527
Yeast
CBA
MI
f
–
– –
–
–
–
MI
f
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSA
MI
f
–
– –
–
–
–
MI
f
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
TSAB
MI
f
–
– –
–
–
–
MI
f
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
a
– = Culture was correctly screened as an exclusive organism and was not tested by the VITEK 2 GP method.
b
BA = Columbia agar with 5% sheep blood, TSA = Trypticase soy agar, TSAB = Trypticase soy agar with 5% sheep blood.
c
UI = Unidentified organism. Organism was incorrectly screened by Gram stain procedures and tested by VITEK 2 GP, which is not inclusive of Bacilli.
d
MI = Misidentified as
Streptococcus mitis
after organism was incorrectly screened by Gram stain procedures and tested by VITEK 2 GP, which is not inclusive of Bacilli.
e
UI = Unidentified organism. Organism was incorrectly screened as a Gram positive rod by Gram stain procedures and tested by VITEK 2 GP.
f
MI = Misidentified as
Kocuria varians
. Organism was incorrectly screened by Gram stain procedures and tested by VITEK 2 GP.
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