title: Purchasing instrumentation for the microbiology laboratory.
abstract: Though the decision of whether or not to purchase instrumentation for clinical microbiology depends on the circumstances in the individual laboratory, the author believes that a knowledge of the proper perspective and some general rules will make decision making easier. In this article he presents a list of guidelines.
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology / Q000295:instrumentation*