Method for differentiating Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena from other Klebsiella species.
Conventional methods usually fail to identify Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena, which represent up to 19% of clinical Klebsiella isolates. By combining four carbon substrate assimilation tests and two conventional tests, the method identified these species with a specificity and a sensitivity of 100%. Overall, sensitivity for Klebsiella identification was 94.7%.
Laboratorie de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine Lyon-Nord, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.
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D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
D003470:Culture Media; D002244:Carbon