Table 3 Identification techniques used in CF clinical microbiology laboratories no. (%)

BCT

17 (100)

9 (53)

8 (47)

9 (53)

Agglutination assays

17 (100)

-

-

-

SFT

-

-

11 (65)

-

Microscopy

-

-

-

15 (88)

MALDI-TOF

10 (59)

9 (53)

8 (47)

8 (47)

PCR + sequencing

rDNA^a

11 (65)^c

8 (47)^d

6 (35)^e

6 (35)^f

ITS region

-

-

7 (41)^e

8 (47)^f

Others^b

5 (29)^c

-

-

-

Hybridization assays

-

14 (82)

-

-

RFLPs

-

3 (18)^d

-

-