Diagnostic Key to Mycobacteria Encountered in Clinical Laboratories

AUTOR(ES)

Wayne, Lawrence G.

RESUMO

A diagnostic key has been developed which will permit identification of most mycobacteria encountered in clinical laboratories. The key is based on performance of a few simple tests. The efficiency and accuracy of the key was evaluated in terms of correlation between identifications based on the few tests and those arrived at through application of the techniques of numerical taxonomy, which involves a large battery of tests. Of 679 cultures of mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 86.5% were correctly identified by use of the key, and only 1.8% of the cultures were erroneously identified. The remaining cultures required further examination.

Documentos Relacionados

• Diagnostic probability matrix for identification of slowly growing mycobacteria in clinical laboratories.
• Biotypes of Haemophilus encountered in clinical laboratories.
• Mailbox: program designed to improve communication in clinical laboratories.
• Diagnostic difficulties encountered in the myasthenic syndrome sometimes associated with carcinoma
• Differentiation of Brevibacterium spp. encountered in clinical specimens.