TY - JOUR
T1 - Erroneous reporting of coagulase-negative staphylococci as Kocuria spp. by the Vitek 2 system
AU - Ben-Ami, R.
AU - Navon-Venezia, S.
AU - Schwartz, D.
AU - Schlezinger, Y.
AU - Mekuzas, Y.
AU - Carmeli, Y.
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - Misidentification of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) may delay appropriate treatment. We investigated 20 clinical isolates identified as Kocuria spp. by the Vitek 2 system. All were identified as CoNS by 16S rRNA gene sequencing (18 Staphylococcus epidermidis, 1 Staphylococcus haemolyticus). Four Kocuria isolates were shown to be identical to CoNS from the same patient by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Isolates identified by Vitek 2 as Kocuria most likely represent misidentified CoNS, and if clinically indicated, should be investigated further by genomic methods.
AB - Misidentification of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) may delay appropriate treatment. We investigated 20 clinical isolates identified as Kocuria spp. by the Vitek 2 system. All were identified as CoNS by 16S rRNA gene sequencing (18 Staphylococcus epidermidis, 1 Staphylococcus haemolyticus). Four Kocuria isolates were shown to be identical to CoNS from the same patient by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Isolates identified by Vitek 2 as Kocuria most likely represent misidentified CoNS, and if clinically indicated, should be investigated further by genomic methods.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/14944374177
U2 - 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1448-1450.2005
DO - 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1448-1450.2005
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C2 - 15750130
AN - SCOPUS:14944374177
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 43
SP - 1448
EP - 1450
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 3
ER -