title: Comparison of RapID-ANA and Minitek with a conventional method for biochemical identification of anaerobes.
abstract: Two micromethods for the identification of anaerobes, one requiring growth (Minitek) and one nongrowth dependent (RapID-ANA), were compared with a conventional identification culture system. For 222 clinical isolates, RapID-ANA agreed with PRAS in 187 (84%) and Minitek agreed for only 170 strains (76%). Both systems identified common isolates well, but encountered some difficulty in identifying less common clostridia and Gram-negative bacilli. Although adequate for most strains, the results from both systems should be interpreted with caution, particularly for less frequently isolated species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Victoria Hospital Corporation, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lannigan
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Schieven
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stoakes
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Groves
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media