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Comparative evaluation of the vitek2 compact and phoenix systems for rapid identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing directly from blood cultures of gramnegative and grampositive isolates. As the system operates with barcoded cards, full traceability is ensured and the risk of transcription errors is minimized. Vitek 2 compact includes an extended identification database, which enables you. The vitek is an automated system for identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing. All isolates were tested with gram negative susceptibility. The use of vitek 2 compact for microbial identification has been reported and endorsed by several authors quesada et al.
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