Abstract
The performance of the Vitek 2 (bioMérieux, France), a new fully automated system allowing rapid identification of microorganisms and susceptibility testing, and the Vitek 2 ID-GNB card (bioMérieux) was evaluated using 502 clinical isolates and stock collection strains of gram-negative rods belonging to 70 taxa. The number of isolates correctly identified to species and genus levels was 430 (85.7%) and 485 (96.6%), respectively. Clinical isolates of both Enterobacteriaceae and non-Enterobacteriaceae were better identified at the species level (95.3% and 74%, respectively) than stock collection strains (86.4% and 52.2%, respectively). The Vitek 2 ID-GNB card provides after 3 h a highly acceptable level of accuracy for identification of Enterobacteriaceae and non-Enterobacteriaceae, including most atypical strains encountered in clinical situations.
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Jossart, MF., Courcol, R. Evaluation of an Automated System for Identification of Enterobacteriaceae and Nonfermenting Bacilli. EJCMID 18, 902–907 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050429
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050429