title: Automated reading of a microtitre plate: preliminary evaluation in antimicrobial susceptibility tests and Enterobacteriaceae identification.
abstract: An automated microELISA Reader was evaluated for its ability to read and interpret microtitre plates. A total of 309 microtitre plates were investigated by automated and visual methods. There was disagreement between the methods in one hundred and twelve (0.6%) wells. However agreements between the two methods for susceptibility tests and Enterobacteriaceae identification were respectively 98.8% and 89.3%.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D003626:Data Display; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000295:instrumentation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008838:Microcomputers; D009862:Online Systems
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents