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Table 4.3 A summary of available miniaturized biochemical test kits. All of these
systems have been used in large diagnostic facilities. To some extent the use of
these systems will be dictated by the funding source available.

System Comments Manufacturer
API This system claims to have over 90% agreement Analytab Products Inc.,
with conventional procedures Plainview, New York
API 20E Primarily used for Enterobacteriaceae BioMerieux Inc.
Rapid AE Similar to the API 20E, results are read after 4 hr of
incubation
API 20A Used for the identification of anaerobes, results are
read after 24 hr of incubation
An-IDENT Used for the identification of anaerobes, results are
read after 4 hr of incubation
Rapid NFT Used primarily for the identification of non-fermenters
API 20S For the identification of Streptococcus spp.
Rapid Strep For the identification of Streptococcus spp., results
are read after 4 hr of incubation
Staph-IDENT For the identification of staphylococcus aureus and
coagulase-negative staphylococci
API 20C For the identification of yeasts
Oxi/Ferm For non-fermenters and oxidase positive fermenters Roche Diagnostics, Nutley,
New Jersey
Enterotube II For Enterobacteriaceae
R/B Enteric For Enterobacteriaceae
Flow N/F For non-fermenters and oxidase positive fermenters Flow Laboratories Inc.,
Maclean, Virginia
Enteric-Tek For Enterobacteriaceae
Anaerobe-Tek For anaerobes
Uni-yeast-Tek For yeasts
Micro-ID For Enterobacteriaceae Organon Teknika, Durham,
North Carolina
Quad Eneri Panel For Enterobacteriaceae Micromedia systems
Minitek Not used as widely as the API systems, has very BBL Microbiology Systems
high percentage of agreement with conventional
procedures. These systems are used for the
identification of Enterobacteriaceae, non-fermenters,
oxidase positive fermenters, anaerobes and yeasts
IDS Rapid ANA For anaerobes, results are read after 4 hr of Innovative Diagnostic
incubation Systems, Inc.
Quantum II For the identification of Enterobacteriaceae and Abbott Laboratories, Irving,
Oxidase-positive fermenters Texas
Mini-ID For Enterobacteriaceae Scarborough Microbiologicals,
Decatur, Georgia

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