Accuracy of Burkholderia pseudomallei identification using the API 20NE system and a latex agglutination test

  • Premjit Amornchai
  • , Wirongrong Chierakul
  • , Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
  • , Yuvadee Mahakhunkijcharoen
  • , Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh
  • , Bart J. Currie
  • , Paul N. Newton
  • , Nguyen Van Vinh Chau
  • , Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin
  • , Nicholas P.J. Day
  • , Sharon J. Peacock*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In an evaluation of the API 20NE for the identification of Burkholderia spp., 792/800 (99%) Burkholderia pseudomallei and 17/19 (89%) B. cepacia isolates were correctly identified but 10 B. mallei and 98 B. thailandensis isolates were not correctly identified. A latex agglutination test was positive for 796/800 (99.5%) B. pseudomallei isolates and negative for 120 other oxidase-positive gram-negative bacilli.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3774-3776
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume45
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2007
Externally publishedYes

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