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Impact of introduction of the BD Kiestra InoqulA on urine culture results in a hospital clinical microbiology laboratory.

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https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00417-15
Abstract

This study compared results from plating urine specimens with the BD InoqulA instrument using a 10-μl inoculum with results from cultures plated manually with a 1-μl loop for comparable 2-month periods. The positivity rates, turnaround times for positive cultures, and BD Phoenix identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test results were comparable for both time periods. We experienced no problems with culture interpretation as the result of moving to the 10-μl inoculum.

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