TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid automated identification of gram-negative bacilli from blood cultures with the AutoMicrobic System
AU - Schifman, R. B.
AU - Ryan, K. J.
PY - 1982
Y1 - 1982
N2 - Automated identification of gram-negative bacilli directly from blood culture bottles by using the AutoMicrobic System (AMS) was evaluated with a modified procedure for the AMS Enterobacteriaceae-plus nonfermenter identification card. A total of 150 strains were tested (44 clinical and 106 seeded) and compared with a conventional identification procedure. These strains included 107 Enterobacteriaceae and 43 oxidase-positive or glucose-nonfermenting, or both, organisms. AMS identifications on one of these strains were not interpretable owing to equal probability AMS identification values. Of the remaining 149 strains, 138 (92.6%) were correctly identified within 8 to 13 h of the first reading. Of 69 identifications analyzed after 6 h of incubation, 91% were correct. This procedure was found to be rapid, convenient, and nonlabor intensive and is recommended for presumptive identification of gram-negative bacilli in blood cultures.
AB - Automated identification of gram-negative bacilli directly from blood culture bottles by using the AutoMicrobic System (AMS) was evaluated with a modified procedure for the AMS Enterobacteriaceae-plus nonfermenter identification card. A total of 150 strains were tested (44 clinical and 106 seeded) and compared with a conventional identification procedure. These strains included 107 Enterobacteriaceae and 43 oxidase-positive or glucose-nonfermenting, or both, organisms. AMS identifications on one of these strains were not interpretable owing to equal probability AMS identification values. Of the remaining 149 strains, 138 (92.6%) were correctly identified within 8 to 13 h of the first reading. Of 69 identifications analyzed after 6 h of incubation, 91% were correct. This procedure was found to be rapid, convenient, and nonlabor intensive and is recommended for presumptive identification of gram-negative bacilli in blood cultures.
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U2 - 10.1128/jcm.15.2.260-264.1982
DO - 10.1128/jcm.15.2.260-264.1982
M3 - Article
C2 - 7040448
AN - SCOPUS:0020038568
VL - 15
SP - 260
EP - 264
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 2
ER -