Abstract
Conventional methods usually fail to identify Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena, which represent up to 19% of clinical Klebsiella isolates. By combining four carbon substrate assimilation tests and two conventional tests, the method identified these species with a specificity and a sensitivity of 100%. Overall, sensitivity for Klebsiella identification was 94.7%.
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Typing Techniques* / statistics & numerical data
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Carbon / metabolism
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Culture Media
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Humans
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Klebsiella / classification*
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Klebsiella / isolation & purification
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Klebsiella / metabolism
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / metabolism
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Species Specificity