Improving Medical Microbiology Diagnosis and Research through the use of Automation.

HOW IT ALL STARTED
The technical basis for studying the morphology of microbes was first established almost 300years ago when Anton Van Leeuwenhoek described the first bacteria he saw using a microscope.

IMPROVEMENT IN MICROBIOLOGY
Rapid methods and Automation are emerging. Rapid methods and Automation are being developed and are geared towards improving early detection, isolation, characterisation and enumeration of several microorganisms in all kind of samples.

WHY AUTOMATION?
The importance of Automation in our present day Laboratory practice cannot be ignored. Automation in Microbiology play important roles in:

1. Reducing Turn Around Time required for diagnosis, isolation, classication and treatment.
2. Accurate and Precise Lab. test results.
3. Enhancing Laboratory Quality control System.
4. Creating Informatics Continuum( Quality control system, LIS function, Results verification and interpretation).
5. Reducing nosocomial infection( direct contact with samples are minimised).

EXAMPLES OF AUTOMATION SYSTEMS FOR MICROBIOLOGY.

1. Vitek 2
   
   

2)Bact/Alert

3)DiversiLab System

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