Evaluation of the AutoMicrobic System for Identification of Yeasts

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1982 Nov 1

PMID 6759531

Citations 13

Authors

J J Hasyn

H R Buckley

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Abstract

The AutoMicrobic system (Vitek Systems, Hazelwood, Mo.) for identification of yeasts was evaluated by testing 352 freshly isolated, germ tube-negative yeasts from clinical laboratories. Of these isolates, 84.9% were correctly identified. The system correctly identified 86.5% of the Candida isolates and 74.3% of the Cryptococcus isolates.

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