Abstract
The AutoMicrobic system Gram-Positive Identification Card (Vitek Systems, Inc., Hazelwood, Mo.) was evaluated for identification of a group of 150 isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Identifications obtained with the Gram-Positive Identification Card were compared with reference identifications derived from 15 conventional biochemical tests. The AutoMicrobic system correctly identified only 67.3% (101 of 150) of the test isolates. The greatest accuracy was achieved with Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates (95.7%), whereas Staphylococcus hominis isolates were least often correctly identified (26.7%).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 438-439 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 1983 |
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- Microbiology (medical)
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Almeida, R. J., Jorgensen, J. H., & Johnson, J. E. (1983). Evaluation of the AutoMicrobic system gram-positive identification card for species identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Journal of clinical microbiology, 18(2), 438-439.