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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, p. 3829-3834, Vol. 43, No. 8
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.3829-3834.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Analysis of the Comparative Workflow and Performance Characteristics of the VITEK 2 and Phoenix Systems

U. Eigner, A. Schmid, U. Wild, D. Bertsch, and A.-M. Fahr*

Department of Microbiology, Laboratory Group Heidelberg, D-69126 Heidelberg, Germany

Received 24 November 2004/ Returned for modification 4 January 2005/ Accepted 2 May 2005

The VITEK 2 (bioMérieux, Marcy L'Ètoile, France) and the Phoenix systems (BD Diagnostic Systems, Sparks, Md.) are automated instruments for rapid organism identification and susceptibility testing. We evaluated the workflow, the time to result, and the performance of identification and susceptibility testing of both instruments. A total of 307 fresh clinical isolates were tested: 141 Enterobacteriaceae, 22 nonfermenters, 93 Staphylococcus spp., and 51 Enterococcus spp. Manipulation time was measured in batches, each with seven isolates, for a total of 39 batches. The mean (± standard deviation [SD]) manipulation time per batch was 20.9 ± 1.8 min for Phoenix and 10.6 ± 1.0 min for VITEK 2 (P < 0.001). Mean (±SD) time to result for all bacterial groups was 727 ± 162 min for Phoenix and 506 ± 120 min for VITEK 2 (P < 0.001). Concerning identification, Phoenix and VITEK 2 yielded the same results for nonfermenters (100%), staphylococci (97%), and enterococci (100%). For 140 Enterobacteriaceae strains evaluated, 135 (96%) were correctly identified by Phoenix and 137 (98%) by VITEK 2 (P = 0.72). The overall category agreement for all isolates was 97.0% for both instruments. The minor error rate, major error rate, and very major error rate for all bacterial isolates tested were 3.0, 0.3, and 0.6 and 2.8, 0.2, and 1.7 for Phoenix and VITEK 2, respectively (P values of 0.76, 0.75, and 0.09). The VITEK 2 system required less manual manipulation time and less time than the Phoenix system to yield results.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Im Breitspiel 15, D-69126 Heidelberg, Germany. Phone: 0049-6221-3432-192. Fax: 0049-6221-3432-263. E-mail: a.fahr{at}docnet.de

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, p. 3829-3834, Vol. 43, No. 8
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.3829-3834.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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