Evaluación de API 20 NE (versión 6.0) en bacilos gram-negativos no fermentadores de glucosa infrecuentes / [Evaluation of API 20 NE (version 6.0) in rare Gram-negative non-glucose-fermenting bacilli]

RESUMO

The ability of the API 20 NE method (6.0 version, bio-Mérieux, Marcy L’Etoile, France) to identify 188 strains of gram negative nonfermentative bacilli (NFB) was evaluated (Fenazinic pigment producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. were excluded). These were isolated from patients treated at the Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín of the University of Buenos Aires during the period 1996-2001. Strains were identified according to the Schreckenberger P testing method. Out of 188 NFB strains, 175 (93.09

ABSTRACT

) were correctly identified by the API 20 NE method at the genus and species level (IC95 = 88.47-96.27) while 61 (32.45