title: Identification of Hafnia alvei with the MicroScan WalkAway system.
abstract: Hafnia alvei is a gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacillus that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. This organism is a causative agent of intestinal disorders and is found in different environments. H. alvei has received increased clinical attention as a cause of different infections in humans. This study was performed to compare the MicroScan WalkAway automated identification system in conjunction with the new MicroScan Combo Negative type 1S panels with conventional biochemical methods for identification of 21 H. alvei strains. The MicroScan WalkAway system was found capable of correctly identifying 20 of the 21 strains tested.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Funcional y Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, Campus de Ourense, Spain. lalopez@uvigo.es
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vivas
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Gallardo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Acosta
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbeyto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Real
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D020611:Hafnia alvei / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic