Improved standardization and potential for shortened time to results with BD Kiestra™ total laboratory automation of early urine cultures: A prospective comparison with manual processing
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We compared the results of 505 urine specimens prospectively processed by both conventional manual processing (MP) with 16-24h incubation to BD Kiestra™ Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) system with a shortened incubation of 14h: 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
- Graham, M., Tilson, L., Streitberg, R., Hamblin, J., & Korman, T. M.
- Affiliations
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Graham, Maryza
- Venue
- Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-09
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-4
- ISSN
- 0732-8893 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2463477534
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 3.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Keywords
- total laboratory automation, urine culture, time to result, standardization, clinical concordance, urinary tract infection
- MeSH terms
- Bacteriological Techniques, Humans, Prospective Studies, Time Factors, Urinary Tract Infections, Automation, Laboratory
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