ISSN:
1435-4373
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract In a comparative study of three methods for same-day identification, the Rapid 20E identified 91.8 % of 328 clinically isolatedEnterobacteriaceae correctly to species level, 0.3 % to genus level, 4.0 % as part of a spectrum of identifications, and 4.0 % incorrectly. Corresponding data for Micro-ID were 86.6 %, 3.7 %, 5.8 %, 4.0 %, and for same-day API 20E values were 72.6%, 7.3%, 13.4%, and 6.7%. Both Rapid 20E and Micro-ID provide accurate identification within four hours; same-day five-hour API 20E was less satisfactory.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02014432