Evaluation of the AnIdent system for the identification of anaerobic bacteria.
AnIdent is a new 4-hr system for the identification of anaerobic bacteria that depends upon detection of a unique set of preformed enzymes. A single AnIdent test speciated 76% of 333 anaerobes (89% agreement with a conventional system used at the Mayo Anaerobe Laboratory) without any repeat or supplemental testing (level 1). Additional testing increased the identification rate to 93% (level 2). We conclude that AnIdent is a reliable method for identifying clinically significant anaerobes which only occasionally requires the use of a small number of simple supplemental tests and avoids the necessity for performing gas-liquid chromatography.
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D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology; D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology; D004798:Enzymes / Q000032:analysis*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D011934:Reagent Strips
D004798:Enzymes; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D011934:Reagent Strips