The Vitek analyser for routine bacterial identification and susceptibility testing: Protocols, problems, and pitfalls

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 316-323

  Shetty, N ^a   Hill, G ^a   Ridgway, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automation; Bacterial identification and susceptibility testing; Vitek analyser

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031814125     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.4.316     Document Type: Article

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