title: Construction of an interpretive pattern directory for the API 10 S kit and analysis of its diagnostic accuracy.
abstract: A directory of test patterns and their interpretations has been prepared for identification of Enterobacteriaceae by using the 11-test API 10 S kit. The diagnostic accuracy of the directory and kit were evaluated by using records of test results for 37,476 isolates studied with the 21-test API 20 Enteric kit. Analysis indicates that 96.9% of the isolates would have been correctly identified at the genus level and 95.9% at the species level by using only the subset of tests included in the API 10 S.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008370:Manuals as Topic