Infection Control

Comparison of the automated plate assessment system (APAS) to manual plate reading of surveillance screening cultures and clinical urine cultures – a diagnostic study
The LADR Zentrallabor Dr. Kramer & Kollegen, a laboratory in Geesthacht, Germany presented their evaluation of the APAS technology for both Infection Control (MRSA and VRE screening) and Urine screening applications at DGHM 2022 in Berlin.
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Comparison of the APAS Independence Automated Plate Reader System with the Manual Standard of Care for Processing Urine Culture Specimens
This study evaluated the APAS Independence automated plate reader system and compared it to the laboratory's manual standard of care (SOC) for processing urine cultures.
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Impact of an Automated Plate Reader for MRSA and Urine Chromogenic Culture Plates
The low prevalence (~1% in UK) of MRSA colonisation means much time is spent reading and reporting negative culture plates. Similarly, a large proportion of urine cultures yield no significant bacterial growth. As such, a large amount of scientist time...
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Comparison of an Automated Plate Assessment System and Artificial Intelligence
An evaluation of the APAS Independence’s ability to accurately triage MRSA cultures compared to human interpretation.
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Introduction of artificial intelligence for high throughput culture-based MRSA screening
AI-based systems that aid in the plate-reading process may increase the overall sample throughout.
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