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AOAC OFFICIAL METHOD 2012.02

AOAC OFFICIAL METHOD 2012.02 GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA IDENTIFICATION, VITEK® 2 GRAM POSITIVE (GP) BIOCHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION METHOD

MANUSCRIPT INFORMATION VITEK ® 2 Gram Positive (GP) Biochemical Identification Method First Action 2012

o Manuscript publication reference, if available. J. AOAC Int. 95, 1425 (2012) o OMA methods have manuscripts unless otherwise noted in the OMA. Author(s) name(s), Journal Name, Volume number, Issue number (if applicable), Page numbers (if applicable). J. AOAC Int. 95, 1425 (2012)

Evaluation of the VITEK® 2 Gram Positive (GP) Microbial Identification Test Card: Collaborative Study

Erin Crowley, Patrick Bird, Kiel Fisher, Katherine Goetz, Megan Boyle, M. Joseph Benzinger, Jr., Marc Juenger, James Agin, David Goins Q Laboratories, Inc., 1400 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45214

Ronald L. Johnson bioMérieux, Inc., 595 Anglum Rd, Hazelwood, MO 63042

Collaborators: J. Mills, J. Colon-Reveles, M. Murphy, J. Glover, R. Daugherty, L. Robertson, S. Kim, M. Coakley, J. Canale, G. Parra, H. Wang, T. Sidebottom, C. Elems, L. Johnson, B. Shaw, D. Cherney, J. Rueble, M. Hayman, A. Garza, S. Montez, J. Finnigan, P. Wikoff, P. Dombroski, K. Wilson, S. Robeson, A. Miller, J. Dyer, U. Patel, M. Kingsley, A. Saldana, D. Toney, M. Segarra, G. Fraser, Y. Salfinger, S. Kim, P. Hanson, E. High, M. Kelly, M. McDonough METHOD APPLICABILITY o In your experience using the method, does the method perform according to the method's applicability as written? yes o Does the applicability of the method need to be improved, such as potential method scope expansions or are there potential points of concern? no SAFETY CONCERNS o In your experience with the method, are there any safety concerns that were identified while using or regarding use of the method? no

o All safety concerns identified during the 2-year evaluation period must be addressed.

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