Journal article
Workflow and Maintenance Characteristics of Five Automated Laboratory Instruments for the Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Abstract
The choice of a suitable automated system for a diagnostic laboratory depends on various factors. Comparative workflow studies provide quantifiable and objective metrics to determine hands-on time during specimen handling and processing, reagent preparation, return visits and maintenance, and test turnaround time and throughput. Using objective time study techniques, workflow characteristics for processing 96 and 192 tests were determined on …
Authors
Ratnam S; Jang D; Gilchrist J; Smieja M; Poirier A; Hatchette T; Flandin J-F; Chernesky M
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 2299–2304
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
July 2014
DOI
10.1128/jcm.03549-13
ISSN
0095-1137