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Cobas-IDA system for identification ofEnterobacteriaceae within four hours

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One hundred ninety-eight (89.2 %) of 222 isolates ofEnterobacteriaceae were correctly identified by the manual Cobas-IDA system; 19 (8.5 %) could not be identified within 4 h and required additional testing. Five strains (2.3 %) were misidentified.

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  1. Analytica AG, Falkenstrasse 14, 8024, Zurich, Switzerland

    H. Isenrich

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 32, 8028, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. Wüst

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Isenrich, H., Wüst, J. Cobas-IDA system for identification ofEnterobacteriaceae within four hours. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 7, 199–201 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963082

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