Evaluation of the new Vitek 2 ANC card for identification of medically relevant anaerobic bacteria.
Of 261 anaerobic clinical isolates tested with the new Vitek 2 ANC card, 257 (98.5%) were correctly identified at the genus level. Among the 251 strains for which identification at the species level is possible with regard to the ANC database, 217 (86.5%) were correctly identified at the species level. Two strains (0.8%) were not identified, and eight were misidentified (3.1%). Of the 21 strains (8.1%) with low-level discrimination results, 14 were correctly identified at the species level by using the recommended additional tests. This system is a satisfactory new automated tool for the rapid identification of most anaerobic bacteria isolated in clinical laboratories.
Mory
Francine
F
Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Central, 29 Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France.
Alauzet
Corentine
C
Matuszeswski
Céline
C
Riegel
Philippe
P
Lozniewski
Alain
A
D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity