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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2004, p. 418-420, Vol. 42, No. 1
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.418-420.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of Four Commercial Test Systems for Identification of Actinomyces and Some Closely Related Species

Anne-Marie Santala,1,2* Nanna Sarkonen,1 Val Hall,3 Petteri Carlson,2 Hannele Jousimies-Somer,1,{dagger} and Eija Könönen1,4

Anaerobe Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute (KTL),1 HUCH Laboratory Diagnostics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland,2 Anaerobe Reference Unit, Public Health Laboratory Service, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom,3 Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait4

Received 16 June 2003/ Returned for modification 16 July 2003/ Accepted 7 October 2003

We evaluated four commercially available kits for rapid identification of Actinomyces and related species. The kits identified correctly 26 to 65% of "classical" Actinomyces strains to the species level and 13 to 49% of newly described Actinomyces strains to the genus level, thus indicating relatively poor applicability and a need to update these kits.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Dept. of Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland. Phone: 358-04-7033434. Fax: 358-9-47448238. E-mail: anne-marie.santala{at}ktl.fi.

{dagger} Deceased in June 2002.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2004, p. 418-420, Vol. 42, No. 1
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.418-420.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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