April 2022

Streamlining Urine Processing with modular automation using DxM Autoplak and APAS Independence: A French experience with CPSE media
by admin|27 April 2022|APAS Independence, Conference Posters, Urine Analysis Module
Investigation of urine samples remains a core focus for microbiology laboratories and has largely remained manual in nature.
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Evaluation of the APAS Independence with Thermo Fisher Brilliance MRSA Analysis Module at NHS William Harvey Hospital
by admin|27 April 2022|APAS Independence, Conference Posters, MRSA Analysis Module
Screening of MRSA samples in routine microbiology is an important service to assist with infection control surveillance.
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Artificial intelligence and diagnostic microbiology: Comparison of APAS Independence with chromogenic UTI media Analysis Module and routine plate-in-hand with traditional CLED media at NHS William Harvey Hospital
by admin|27 April 2022|APAS Independence, Conference Posters, Urine Analysis Module
Examination of urine culture is one of the most commonly performed microbiology tests accounting for a significant proportion of the microbiology workload.
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Comparison of the APAS Independence Automated Plate Reader System with manual standard-of-care for processing urine culture specimens
by admin|27 April 2022|APAS Independence, Conference Posters, Urine Analysis Module
Urine cultures are amongst the highest volume tests run in clinical microbiology laboratories and usually require considerable manual labour to perform.
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Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST): Automated imaging and the use of artificial intelligence for interpretation of disc-diffusion AST according to EUCAST, including rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST)
by admin|27 April 2022|APAS Independence, APAS-AMR analysis module, AST, Conference Posters
Disc diffusion remains an essential part of AST and EUCAST has recently expanded its guidelines to include breakpoints for rapid disc diffusion reading at 4, 6 or 8 hours.
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