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A CUSTOMER IN THE UNITED STATES NOTIFIED BIOM?RIEUX OF MISIDENTIFICATION RESULTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH VITEK? 2 ANC TEST KIT (REF 21347). THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THREE PATIENT STRAINS WERE TESTED WITH VITEK? 2, WHICH PROVIDED IDENTIFICATIONS OF FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM. VITEK? MS WAS USED TO TEST THE ISOLATES, AND IT PROVIDED EITHER A "NO ID" RESULT OR CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI RESULT. THE STATE LAB IDENTIFIED THE STRAINS AS CAMPYLOBACTER CONCISUS USING THE BRUKER METHOD. FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM WAS INCORRECTLY REPORTED TO THE PHYSICIAN FOR ONE OF THE PATIENTS. THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON REPORTED RESULTS FOR THE OTHER TWO PATIENTS. THERE IS NO INDICATION OR REPORT FROM THE LABORATORY THAT THE DISCREPANT RESULT LED TO ANY ADVERSE EVENT RELATED TO ANY PATIENT'S STATE OF HEALTH. A BIOM?RIEUX INTERNAL INVESTIGATION WILL BE INITIATED.