New procedure to reduce the time and cost of broncho-pulmonary specimen management using the Previ Isola® automated inoculation system

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 384-388

  Nebbad Lechani, Biba ^a   Emirian, Aurélie ^a,b   Maillebuau, Fabienne ^a   Mahjoub, Nadia ^a   Fihman, Vincent ^a,c   Legrand, Patrick ^a   Decousser, Jean Winoc ^a,b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Automation; Bacteriology laboratory; Inoculation; Previ Isola ; Respiratory specimen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSAFETY; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; COST CONTROL; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY DEVICE; LIQUEFACTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIOLOGY LABORATORY; INOCULATION; PREVI ISOLA®; RESPIRATORY SPECIMEN;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BODILY SECRETIONS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84887324177     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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