Automation In Clinical Microbiology

James Wallace Jorgenson

1. The Evolving Role of Automation in Clinical Microbiology 2. Instrumented Approaches to Performing Blood Cultures 3. Instrument Methods for Detection of Bacteriuria 4. Radiometric Detection, Identification, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacteria 5. Overnight Automated Identification Systems 6. Rapid Automated Identification Systems 7. Instrument Systems which Utilize a Conventional Incubation Period 8. Instrument Systems which Provide Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Results 9. Automation of Antigen Detection in Infectious Disease Diagnosis 10. Immunoassays for Measurement of Antimicrobial Agents in Body Fluids 11. Instrument-Based Serodiagnostic Methods 12. Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry 13. Use of Laboratory Computer Systems to Facilitate reporting of Instrument-Generated Microbiology Results 14. The Role of Microcomputers for Data Analysis and Storage 15. Accomplishments of Current Automated Microbiology Instruments 16. The Shortcomings of Current Automation in Clinical Microbiology 17. Physician Acceptance and Application of Rapid Microbiology Instrument Test Results 18. Future Development of Automated Instruments for Microbiology