Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Rapid Identification of Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Alcaligenes faecalis Recovered from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
- 1 September 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (9) , 3415-3417
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00508-06
Abstract
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is frequently isolated from the respiratory secretions of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, but identification with biochemical tests is unreliable. We describe fluorescence in situ hybridization assays for the rapid identification of Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Alcaligenes faecalis . Both assays showed high sensitivities and high specificities with a collection of 155 nonfermenters from CF patients.Keywords
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