View in EDS

The Brief case: Misidentification of Cardiobacterium valvarum as Biosafety Level 3 organism Francisella tularensis by VITEK® automated system and diagnostic approach using a "rule out or refer" algorithm.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Brief case: Misidentification of Cardiobacterium valvarum as Biosafety Level 3 organism Francisella tularensis by VITEK® automated system and diagnostic approach using a "rule out or refer" algorithm.
Authors: Schlabe S; MVZ Laboratory Limbach North Ltd, Department of Microbiology, Hanover-Lehrte, Germany. Electronic address: stefan.schlabe@web.de., Asseva G; MVZ Laboratory Limbach North Ltd, Department of Microbiology, Hanover-Lehrte, Germany., Hertel N; MVZ Laboratory Limbach North Ltd, Department of Microbiology, Hanover-Lehrte, Germany., Jacob S; MVZ Laboratory Limbach North Ltd, Department of Microbiology, Hanover-Lehrte, Germany., Brands-Jordan U; MVZ Laboratory Limbach North Ltd, Department of Microbiology, Hanover-Lehrte, Germany., Bode KA; MVZ Laboratory Limbach Ltd, Department of Molecular Diagnostics / Serology / Immunology / Genetics, Heidelberg, Germany., Zinn S; Dialysis Center Alsfeld, PHV (Patient Home Care) Foundation, Alsfeld, Germany., Peters V; Dialysis Center Alsfeld, PHV (Patient Home Care) Foundation, Alsfeld, Germany., Hantzsch T; Dialysis Center Alsfeld, PHV (Patient Home Care) Foundation, Alsfeld, Germany., Hauß C; MVZ Laboratory Limbach North Ltd, Department of Microbiology, Hanover-Lehrte, Germany., Chhatwal P; MVZ Laboratory Limbach North Ltd, Department of Microbiology, Hanover-Lehrte, Germany. Electronic address: p.chhatwal@labor-limbach-lehrte.de.
Source: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2026 Jun 29; Vol. 116 (3), pp. 117532. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 29.
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Biomedical Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8305899 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-0070 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07328893 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
Description
ISSN:1879-0070
DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2026.117532