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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 56, Issue 7, Pages 914-917Publisher
SOC GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46829-0
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This study evaluated a novel peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe targeting a region of the 23S rRNA gene of Klebsiella pneumoniae by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Analytical performance was determined using 39 reference strains and other well-characterized strains of Klebsiella spp. and Enterobacter aerogenes. The probe was found to be specific for the K pneumoniae complex (K pneumoniae including Klebsiella ozaenae and Klebsiella variicola). The diagnostic accuracy was evaluated with 264 blood cultures containing Gram-negative rods. Using conventional identification as the reference, performance specifications were as follows: sensitivity 98.8%, specificity 99.5%, positive predictive value 98.8% and negative predictive value 99.5 %. Discrepancies were resolved by PNA FISH retest and phenotypic tests. In conclusion, the K pneumoniae probe provided an accurate diagnosis within 3 In and may supplement other methods for direct identification of Gram-negative bacteria.
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