Automation in clinical microbiology. J Clin Microbiol 2013 Jun;51(6):1658-65
Date
03/22/2013Pubmed ID
23515547Pubmed Central ID
PMC3716104DOI
10.1128/JCM.00301-13Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84878492392 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 107 CitationsAbstract
Historically, the trend toward automation in clinical pathology laboratories has largely bypassed the clinical microbiology laboratory. In this article, we review the historical impediments to automation in the microbiology laboratory and offer insight into the reasons why we believe that we are on the cusp of a dramatic change that will sweep a wave of automation into clinical microbiology laboratories. We review the currently available specimen-processing instruments as well as the total laboratory automation solutions. Lastly, we outline the types of studies that will need to be performed to fully assess the benefits of automation in microbiology laboratories.
Author List
Bourbeau PP, Ledeboer NAAuthor
Nathan A. Ledeboer PhD Vice Chair, Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Automation, LaboratoryHumans
Microbiological Techniques
Specimen Handling