Wayne L G, Doubek J R
Appl Microbiol. 1968 Jun;16(6):925-31. doi: 10.1128/am.16.6.925-931.1968.
A diagnostic key has been developed which will permit identification of most mycobacteria encountered in clinical laboratories. The key is based on performance of a few simple tests. The efficiency and accuracy of the key was evaluated in terms of correlation between identifications based on the few tests and those arrived at through application of the techniques of numerical taxonomy, which involves a large battery of tests. Of 679 cultures of mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 86.5% were correctly identified by use of the key, and only 1.8% of the cultures were erroneously identified. The remaining cultures required further examination.
已经开发出一种诊断方法,可用于识别临床实验室中遇到的大多数分枝杆菌。该方法基于一些简单测试的结果。通过基于少量测试的鉴定结果与通过数值分类技术(涉及大量测试)得出的鉴定结果之间的相关性,评估了该方法的效率和准确性。在679株非结核分枝杆菌培养物中,使用该方法正确鉴定出86.5%,仅有1.8%的培养物被错误鉴定。其余培养物需要进一步检查。