Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae with a DNA probe
Denys GA;Carey RB;;
Journal of clinical microbiology1992Vol. 30pp. -
298
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Abstract
The Accuprobe Streptococcus pneumoniae Culture Identification Test (Gen-Probe, Inc.) was evaluated with 172 isolates of S. pneumoniae and 204 nonpneumococcal isolates. The sensitivity and specificity of the Accuprobe test were 100%. Optimum results were obtained when four or more discrete colonies w …