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  • Title: 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.
    Author: Graham M, Tilson L, Streitberg R, Hamblin J, Korman TM.
    Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis; 2016 Sep; 86(1):1-4. PubMed ID: 27422083.
    Abstract:
    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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