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Table 4. Exclusivity panel results

Collaborating laboratory

Organism

ID No.

Gram reaction

Culture

medium

3 4

Bacillus coagulans

202608 Gram-positive rods

with endospores

CBA

– – UI

– UI

–

TSA

– – UI

– UI

–

TSAB

– – UI

– UI

–

Citrobacter freundii

110125 Gram-negative rods CBA

–

– –

–

TSA

–

– –

–

TSAB

–

– –

–

Escherichia coli

112380 Gram-negative rods CBA

–

– –

–

TSA

–

– –

–

TSAB

–

– –

–

Serratia marcescens

111663 Gram-negative rods CBA

–

– –

–

TSA

–

– –

–

TSAB

–

– –

–

Aspergillus niger

304232

Hyphae

CBA

–

– –

–

TSA

–

– –

–

TSAB

–

– –

–

Candida albicans

305527

Yeast

CBA

–

– –

–

TSA

–

– –

–

TSAB

–

– –

–

– = Culture was correctly screened as an exclusive organism and was not tested by the VITEK 2 GP method.

BA = Columbia agar with 5% sheep blood, TSA = Trypticase soy agar, TSAB = Trypticase soy agar with 5% sheep blood.

UI = Unidentified organism. Organism was incorrectly screened by Gram stain procedures and tested by VITEK 2 GP, which is not inclusive of Bacilli.

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.

UI = Unidentified organism. Organism was incorrectly screened as a Gram positive rod by Gram stain procedures and tested by VITEK 2 GP.

MI = Misidentified as

Kocuria varians

. Organism was incorrectly screened by Gram stain procedures and tested by VITEK 2 GP.

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