Table 7 Performance of cefiderocol AST methods in comparison with UMIC® reference method
AST method | Enterobacterales (n = 127) | P. aeruginosa (n = 53) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CA (%) | EA (%) | VME (%) | ME (%) | Difference of bias (%) | CA (%) | EA (%) | VME (%) | ME (%) | Difference of bias (%) | |
ComASP® BMD | 85.8 | 65.4 | 65.2 | 2.9 | − 49.6 | 86.8 | 58.5 | 87.5 | 0 | − 60.2 |
BD BBL™ MH II agar DD | 89 (73.2) | NA | 21.1 (17.4) | 8.6 (28.8) | NA | 96 (94.3) | NA | 33.3 (25) | 0 (2.2) | NA |
Bio-Rad MH agar DD | 87 (74) | NA | 37.5 (26.1) | 8.3 (26) | NA | 88.2 (88.7) | NA | 100 (75) | 0 (0) | NA |