Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:109-118. Clinical usefulness of the QMAC-dRAST system for AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales
Table 2. The number of agreement & error categories with the BMD test for isolates showing discrepancies between QMAC-dRAST and Vitek 2
Bacterial species No. of AST results No. of susceptibility category in BMD No. of agreement & error categories
QMAC-dRAST vs. BMD Vitek 2 vs. BMD
R I S EA CA VME ME mE EA CA VME ME mE
M. morganii 40 15 11 14 23 14 0 6 20 29 16 8 0 16
S. marcescens 24 6 3 15 18 8 0 4 12 22 15 2 0 7
K. aerogenes 10 1 1 8 3 3 0 3 4 9 7 1 0 2
E. cloacae 24 6 9 9 20 14 0 3 7 19 9 3 0 12
C. freundii 23 17 0 6 17 10 4 1 8 15 12 6 2 3
Total 121 45 24 52 81 49 4 17 51 94 59 20 2 40

Abbreviations: BMD, broth microdilution: AST, antimicrobial susceptibility testing; R, resistant; S, susceptible; I, intermediate; CA, categorical agreement; EA, essential agreement; VME, very major error; ME, major error; mE, minor error.