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Patient 1
A CUSTOMER IN THE UNITED STATES NOTIFIED BIOM?RIEUX OF MISIDENTIFICATION RESULTS FOR AN ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM A PATIENT URINE SAMPLE WHEN TESTING WITH VITEK? 2 GN ID TEST KIT. VITEK 2 PROVIDED AN IDENTIFICATION OF SALMONELLA SER. TYPHI. THE CUSTOMER SENT THE ISOLATE TO THE STATE REFERENCE LAB, AND THEY OBTAINED AN IDENTIFICATION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI. THE CUSTOMER NO LONGER HAS THE ISOLATE TO SUBMIT FOR EVALUATION. THERE IS NO INDICATION OR REPORT FROM THE LABORATORY THAT THE DISCREPANT RESULT LED TO ANY ADVERSE EVENT RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S STATE OF HEALTH. A BIOM?RIEUX INTERNAL INVESTIGATION WILL BE INITIATED.