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Table 2 Performance of mPCR and concordance of phenotypical and genotypical antimicrobial susceptibility of all tested isolates

From: Value of multiplex PCR for detection of antimicrobial resistance in samples retrieved from patients with orthopaedic infections

Pathogen/Antimicrobial

Gene target

Susceptible by mPCR [no.]

Resistant by mPCR [no.]

Susceptible by culture [no.]

Resistant by culture [no.]

Sensitivity [%] (95% CI)

Specificity [%] (95% CI)

Concordance [%] (95% CI)

NPV [%] (95% CI)

PPV [%] (95% CI)

Coagulase-negative staphylococci

 Oxacillin (n = 30)

mecA, mecC

20

10

7

23

44 (26–63)

100 (59–100)

57 (39–74)

35 (14–56)

100 (100)

 Aminoglycosides (n = 32)

aac(6′)/aph(2″)

23

9

13

19

42 (23–64)

92 (64–100)

63 (46–79)

52 (32–73)

89 (68–100)

 Macrolides/lincos-amides (n = 33)

ermA, ermC

19

14

14

19

58 (36–77)

79 (51–93)

67 (51–83)

58 (36–80)

79 (57–100)

 Rifampin (n = 28)

rpoB

28

0

22

6

0 (0–46)

100 (85–100)

78 (59–91)

79 (79)

Staphylococcus aureus

 Oxacillin (n = 16)

mecA, mecC

14

2

14

2

100 (29–100)

100 (74–100)

100 (100)

100 (100)

100 (100)

 Aminoglycosides (n = 16)

aac(6′)/aph(2″)

16

0

15

1

0 (0–98)

100 (78–100)

94 (94)

94 (70–100)

 Macrolides/lincos-amides (n = 16)

ermA, ermC

14

2

12

4

50 (15–85)

100 (71–100)

88 (71–100)

86 (67–100)

100 (100)

 Rifampin (n = 15)

rpoB

13

2

14

1

100 (17–100)

93 (66–100)

93 (81–100)

100 (100)

50 (0–100)

Enterococcus spp.

 Aminoglycosides (high-level) (n = 7)

aac(6′)/aph(2″)

6

1

4

3

33 (6–80)

100 (45–100)

71 (38–100)

67 (29–100)

100 (100)

 Vancomycin (n = 10)

vanA, vanB

10

0

10

0

100 (69–100)

100 (69–100)

100 (100)

Enterobacteriaceae

 Aminoglycosides (n = 14)

aacA4

10

4

14

0

71 (42–92)

71 (42–92)

100

0

 Carbapenems (n = 14)

blavim, blaimp, blakpc, blandm, blaoxa-23, blaoxa-24, blaoxa-48, blaoxa-58

14

0

14

0

100 (77–100)

100 (77–100)

100

 Third-generation cephalosporins (n = 14)

ctx-M

14

0

14

0

100 (77–100)

100 (77–100)

100

 Fluoroquinolonesa (n = 9)

gyrA83, gyrA87

5

4

6

3

100 (38–100)

83 (42–98)

89 (68–100)

100 (100)

75 (33-100)

Streptococcus agalactiae

 Macrolides/lincosamides (n = 10)

ermA, ermC

10

0

8

2

0 (0–84)

100 (63–100)

80 (44–97)

80 (80)

Cutibacterium spp

 Rifampin (n = 6)

rpoB

6

0

6

0

100 (54–100)

100 (54–100)

100 (100)

 Total, median (range)

     

46 (36–56)

95 (90–97)

80 (75–84)

80 (74–85)

79 (68–91)

  1. Note: Sensitivity and specificity of mPCR considering culture testing (VITEK) as gold standard
  2. aOnly E. coli isolates were tested for fluoroquinolone resistance by mPCR