title: Comparative evaluation of the Roche Cobas IDA and Enterotube II systems for identifying members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: Two Hoffmann-La Roche products were evaluated in parallel for their ability to identify 321 strains of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The first product was the well-established Enterotube II, which correctly identified 90% of the isolates after 24 h of incubation. The second was the ID-E rotor, originally designed for use in the Cobas Bact but here used in the new Cobas IDA system. The Cobas IDA, used with the full data base held in a microcomputer supplied with the product, identified 87% of strains after 4 h of incubation.
authors.affiliation: Computer Identification Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, England.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008838:Microcomputers; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic