Erroneous reporting of coagulase-negative staphylococci as Kocuria spp. by the Vitek 2 system

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作者：

Ben-Ami, R

Navon-Venezia, S

Schwartz, D

Schlezinger, Y

Mekuzas, Y

Carmeli, Y ^{[1
]}

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[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Infect Dis Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, Sackler Fac Med, IL-64239 Tel Aviv, Israel

[2] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, Lab Mol Epidemiol, Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, IL-64239 Tel Aviv, Israel

[3] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, Microbiol Lab, Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, IL-64239 Tel Aviv, Israel

[4] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, Dept Epidemiol, Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, IL-64239 Tel Aviv, Israel

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2005年 / 43卷 / 03期

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10.1128/JCM.43.3.1448-1450.2005

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Q93 [微生物学];

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071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

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 Kocuira 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.

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