Dr. Parvathy V DasMBBS, DNBConsultant MicrobiologistDDRC SRL Diagnostic Services Ltd.

AUTOMATION IN CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY: DERIVING THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS.

Automation and Microbiology

Variety of Samples and collection techniquesVariety of containers

Different processing & media requirement

Critical decision-making skills required

Cost & Space

Continuous Monitored Blood Culture Systems

Incubators

Agitation Detection

Automated Identification and susceptibility

The optical system analyses the tests every 15 minutes Using a multichannel detection of fluorescence, turbidity, and colorimetric signals.

Vitek - 2

Molecular Diagnostics

• Identification of pathogen nucleic acid