Evaluation of four commercial test systems for identification of actinomyces and some closely related species.
We evaluated four commercially available kits for rapid identification of Actinomyces and related species. The kits identified correctly 26 to 65% of "classical" Actinomyces strains to the species level and 13 to 49% of newly described Actinomyces strains to the genus level, thus indicating relatively poor applicability and a need to update these kits.
Santala
Anne-Marie
AM
Anaerobe Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute (KTL), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. anne-marie.santala@ktl.fi
Sarkonen
Nanna
N
Hall
Val
V
Carlson
Petteri
P
Jousimies-Somer
Hannele
H
Könönen
Eija
E
D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019992:Databases as Topic; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic