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. 1974 Mar;27(3):575–583. doi: 10.1128/am.27.3.575-583.1974

r/b Expanders: Their Use in Identifying Routinely and Unusually Reacting Members of Enterobacteriaceae

Henry D Isenberg 1,2, P B Smith 1,2, A Balows 1,2, Barbara G Painter 1,2, D L Rhoden 1,2, Karla Tomfohrde 1,2
PMCID: PMC380087  PMID: 4596389

Abstract

This cooperative study between a large clinical laboratory and a reference laboratory evaluated the performance of the expanded r/b system for identifying Enterobacteriaceae. The 2,200 cultures isolated in the normal hospital routine presented no problem of identification to the r/b system. About 250 „atypical” cultures which were exchanged between the collaborating laboratories were also identified accurately. The expanded r/b system was found to perform as well as most biochemical-physiological identification systems, and when used appropriately was highly satisfactory as a system for identification of Enterobacteriaceae.

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