[PDF] Top 20 Evaluation of the autoSCAN W/A rapid system for identification and susceptibility testing of gram negative fermentative bacilli

... A rapid test for detection of the susceptibility of an organism to a given antimicrobial agent is more apt than a conventional test to err on the side of calling an organism susceptible [r] ... See full document

... direct testing of quinupristin-dalfopristin with gram-positive cocci on the GP plate (Table ...repeated testing and were most probably caused by incorrect automated reading of the plate, such as that ... See full document

... In a recent study by Hansen and Freedy 7, susceptibility test results produced by a variety of systems, including the Vitek with the older GSC card and the Abbott MS-2, were compared wit[r] ... See full document

... Intralaboratory and interlaboratory reproducibility' of Autobac identification compared with that of identifications obtained with reference methods Pairs in agreement/total no.. of pair[r] ... See full document

... of gram-negative bacilli, including 586 strains of fermenters and 271 strains of nonfermenters, were ...unusual fermentative or nonfermentative gram- negative bacilli were ... See full document

... The identifications were compared with those obtained by the reference system API 20E plus conventional biochemical tests and were classified as i correct to species, in which the first-[r] ... See full document

... cultivated Gram-positive organisms were not ...Pheno system detected two or more organisms in six monomicrobial BSI infections, namely, ...further evaluation of the system, in particular for ... See full document

... of rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing on infectious disease outcome has been systematically assessed by Doern et ...the rapid test group than for the control group ...for ... See full document

... Although this type of inoculum preparation is not new for rapid processing of blood in the laboratory, the use of a single automated system which provides both rapid identification and a[r] ... See full document

... aeruginosa isolates included in that study, 5 were resistant to amikacin and 3 were resistant to gentamicin by the reference method, but these isolates were susceptible to these drugs wh[r] ... See full document

... With the new software and data base, 239 77.1% of the 310 organisms tested would be correctly identified to the species or species group level at -85% probability while the number of inc[r] ... See full document

... AMS susceptibility testing was evaluated by comparing ampicillin and cephalothin MICs determined in parallel by AMS and a reference broth microdilution test for stock isolates, and by co[r] ... See full document

... The Minitek identification system MT was compared with a conventional testing battery for the characterization of 735 isolates which included 57 species and groups of nonfermentative NF [r] ... See full document

... Bacterial isolates obtained from One hundred patients admitted in various intensive care units of Government Stanley Hospital were studied during a period of about 1 year from December, 2004 to February, 2006 to find the ... See full document

... that identification of nonfer- menters by commercial systems is usually less reliable than that of other gram-negative ...E/NF system is its failure to correctly identify 20% of strains of ... See full document

... A total of 22 strains were misidentified with the Rapid NFT system and comprised 1 Pseudomonas fluorescens strain misidentified as Pseudomonas putida, 2 Acinetobacter calcoaceticus bioty[r] ... See full document

... The Titertek-NF TT-NF system Flow Laboratories GmbH, Meckenheim, Federal Republic of Germany evaluated for the identification of 1,289 strains of gram-negative, nonfermentative bacteria [r] ... See full document

... DISCUSSION Conventional methods used for the identification of nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli require 24 to 48 h or more for the completion of the test results.. The potential of [r] ... See full document

... clinical evaluation and local epidemiological data regarding potential pathogens and antibiotic ...for Gram stain, culture and, if available, sensitivity testing must be obtained before starting ... See full document

... for identification (ID) and antimi- crobial susceptibility testing (AST) of bacterial isolates but also to hands-on time for setting up the different ...each system. The workflow analysis was ... See full document