title: Description and evaluation of the semiautomated 4-hour ATB 32E method for identification of members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: A study was performed to compare the rapid identification system ATB 32E (API-bioMérieux SA, La Balme-les-Grottes, France) with conventional biochemical methods for identifying 414 isolates of the family Enterobacteriaceae and the genus Aeromonas, mainly of clinical origin. Overall, 395 strains (95.4%) were correctly identified, with 48 (11.6%) requiring extra tests for complete identification. Ten strains (2.4%) were not identified, and nine (2.9%) were misidentified. The ATB 32E is a suitable alternative for rapid identification of members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freney
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herve
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desmonceaux
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allard
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boeufgras
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Monget
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleurette
mesh_terms: D001322:Autoanalysis; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results