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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2009, p. 1923-1926, Vol. 47, No. 6
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01778-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of the New Vitek 2 ANC Card for Identification of Medically Relevant Anaerobic Bacteria{triangledown}

Francine Mory,1 Corentine Alauzet,1 Céline Matuszeswski,1 Philippe Riegel,2 and Alain Lozniewski1*

Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nancy,1 Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France2

Received 15 September 2008/ Returned for modification 25 November 2008/ Accepted 14 April 2009

Of 261 anaerobic clinical isolates tested with the new Vitek 2 ANC card, 257 (98.5%) were correctly identified at the genus level. Among the 251 strains for which identification at the species level is possible with regard to the ANC database, 217 (86.5%) were correctly identified at the species level. Two strains (0.8%) were not identified, and eight were misidentified (3.1%). Of the 21 strains (8.1%) with low-level discrimination results, 14 were correctly identified at the species level by using the recommended additional tests. This system is a satisfactory new automated tool for the rapid identification of most anaerobic bacteria isolated in clinical laboratories.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Central, 29 Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France. Phone: 33 3 83 85 18 14. Fax: 33 3 83 85 26 73. E-mail: a.lozniewski{at}chu-nancy.fr

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 22 April 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2009, p. 1923-1926, Vol. 47, No. 6
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01778-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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