title: An evaluation of gentamicin EMIT--its performance on the Kem-O-Mat and its role in the small laboratory.
abstract: An investigation was made into the use of gentamicin EMIT on the Coulter Kem-O-Mat in a small microbiology laboratory. EMIT was found to correlate well with plate assay and to be a more rapid, more precise and technically less time-consuming method. EMIT was more expensive in clinical use. This single disadvantage was considered to be outweighed by a saving in capital equipment expenditure and by the benefits to the laboratory and clinician.
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000032:analysis*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D013996:Time and Motion Studies
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic