title: [Automation of antibiograms. Effect on the response delay of bacteriologic tests].
abstract: The delay between in-coming requests and results of bacteriological examinations was measured in a hospital laboratory before and after automation with an Abbott MS-2 system. Paradoxically, using this apparatus, which performs certain tasks within 6 hours instead of 12, increased the delay, mainly because of the multiple problems associated with automation. On the other hand, the delay was significantly reduced when a rapid micro-organism identification method (Micro ID) was used concomitantly. It is concluded that maximum efficiency could be achieved if bacteriological laboratories combined automated antibiotic susceptibility testing with a rapid germ identification method.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Automatisation des antibiogrammes. Influence sur le délai de réponse des examens bactériologiques.