Evaluation of a fully automated system (RAISUS) for rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Staphylococci.
RAISUS is a system for rapid bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. RAISUS and VITEK showed 97.8% and 75.9% agreement in identification of 45 Staphylococcus aureus strains and 58 coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), respectively, and RAISUS and CLSI (formerly NCCLS) methods showed 87.2% and 87.9% agreement in the MICs for S. aureus and CoNS, respectively. RAISUS provided these data within 3.75 h, suggesting its utility for clinical bacteriological laboratories.
Kanemitsu
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Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aobaku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. kane2@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
Kunishima
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Hatta
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Inden
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Saga
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Ouchi
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Ishizawa
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Harigae
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Takemura
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Kaku
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001331:Automation; D004798:Enzymes; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004798:Enzymes