| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3346780 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
•Urine specimens processed by TLA and manually yielded highly concordant results.•TLA was associated with improved standardization.•TLA allowed shortening of incubation time and therefore time to results.
We compared the results of 505 urine specimens prospectively processed by both conventional manual processing (MP) with 16–24 h incubation to BD Kiestra™ Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) system with a shortened incubation of 14 h: 97% of culture results were clinically concordant. TLA processing was associated with improved standardization of time of first culture reading and total incubation time.
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Authors
Maryza Graham, Leanne Tilson, Richard Streitberg, John Hamblin, Tony M. Korman,