Author:
Smith S M,Cundy K R,Gilardi G L,Wong W
Abstract
With the Enterobacteriaceae Plus Biochemical Card, the AutoMicrobic system (Vitek Systems, Inc., Hazelwood, Mo.) is purported to identify members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and seven species of glucose-nonfermenting gram-negative rods: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. fluorescens, P. putida, P. maltophilia, P. cepacia, and Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (saccharolytic and non-saccharolytic). The latter capability was examined in this investigation. Of 410 glucose-nonfermenting rods included in the identification profile, the AutoMicrobic system correctly identified 366 (89.3%). Of 62 glucose-nonfermenting organisms not included in the identification profile, 41 (66%) were correctly reported as "unidentified organism." The usefulness of the AutoMicrobic system-generated identification probability in establishing criteria for acceptance of identification is discussed.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Cited by
13 articles.
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