Comparison of identification of Enterobacteriaceae by API 20E and Sensititre Autoidentification System

Of 251 isolates of the Enterobacteriaceae identified to species level by API 20E, 208 (83%) were similarily identified by the Sensititre Autoidentification System. Both systems shared a common problem in that discrimination between species of the genera Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia was poo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical pathology 1989-06, Vol.42 (6), p.649-652
Hauptverfasser:	Barr, J G, Hogg, G M, Smyth, E T, Emmerson, A M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacteriological Techniques Biological and medical sciences Enterobacter Enterobacter - isolation & purification Enterobacteriaceae Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Human bacterial diseases Infectious diseases Klebsiella - isolation & purification Medical sciences Reagent Kits, Diagnostic Serratia Serratia - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	Of 251 isolates of the Enterobacteriaceae identified to species level by API 20E, 208 (83%) were similarily identified by the Sensititre Autoidentification System. Both systems shared a common problem in that discrimination between species of the genera Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia was poor. The eight digit biocode generated by the Sensititre system for individual isolates is not reproducible and therefore not of epidemiological value.
ISSN:	0021-9746 1472-4146
DOI:	10.1136/jcp.42.6.649