Novel method of biotyping Haemophilus influenzae that uses API 20e
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 15 (6) , 1150-1152
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.15.6.1150-1152.1982
Abstract
H. influenzae isolates (100) from various body (human) sites were biotyped by conventional methods and by the API 20E system. By using a hemin- and a NAD enriched saline solution as the inoculating fluid for the API 20E, a 100% correlation of results was obtained between the 2 methods. Of the blood and CSF isolates, 90% were biotype I. Biotype II was the predominant biotype encountered overall. No correlation was observed between .beta.-lactamase production and biotype. The API 20E is a reliable method and should prove useful for routine biotyping of H. influenzae in the clinical laboratory.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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