Method for differentiating Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena from other Klebsiella species.

D Monnet, J Freney

Index: J. Clin. Microbiol. 32 , 1121-2, (1994)

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Abstract

Conventional methods usually fail to identify Klebsiella planticola and Klebsiella terrigena, which represent up to 19% of clinical Klebsiella isolates. By combining four carbon substrate assimilation tests and two conventional tests, the method identified these species with a specificity and a sensitivity of 100%. Overall, sensitivity for Klebsiella identification was 94.7%.