Evaluation of the PathoTec „Rapid I-D System” and Two Additional Experimental Reagent-Impregnated Paper Strips
AUTOR(ES)
Rosner, Richard
RESUMO
The PathoTec „Rapid I-D System” and two experimental test strips for ornithine decarboxylase and beta-galactosidase have been evaluated for accuracy and ability to identify 1,252 members of the Enterobacteriaceae obtained from fresh clinical specimens. Accuracy of identification with the commercially available test system was 94.7%; this level increased to 98.5% with the addition of the two experimental test strips. Average individual accuracy of the 12-strip test system on a side-by-side basis with similar conventional procedures was 98%. In addition, 103 gram-negative nonfermentors were accurately grouped. The PathoTec System was applicable to 95% of the primary isolation plates used and provided biochemical data within 4 h after inoculation. The conventional test procedures were applicable to 100% of the primary isolation plates used and produced data within 48 h.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=379929Documentos Relacionados
- Evaluation of the PathoTec „Rapid I-D System”
- Evaluation of the pathotec Rapid I-D system for identification of Enterobacteriaceae.
- Comparison of Reagent-impregnated Paper Strips and Conventional Tests for Distinguishing Escherichia from Aerobacter: Correlation with Colonial Morphology
- Rapid biotyping of Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae with PathoTec strips and spot biochemical tests.
- Evaluation of Reagent-Impregnated Coagulase-Mannitol Test Strip for Speciation of Staphylococci
