Implementation of Automated Blood Culture With Quality Assurance in a Resource-Limited Setting

Implementation of Automated Blood Culture With Quality Assurance in a Resource-Limited Setting

Background: Blood cultures (BC) have a high clinical relevance and are a priority specimen for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance. Manual BC are still most frequently used in resource-limited settings. Data on automated BC performance in Africa are scarce. We implemented automated BC at a surv...

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Main Authors: Anja von Laer, Micheline Ahou N'Guessan, Fidèle Sounan Touré, Kathrin Nowak, Karin Groeschner, Ralf Ignatius, Johannes Friesen, Sara Tomczyk, Fabian H. Leendertz, Tim Eckmanns, Chantal Akoua-Koffi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
blood culture
sub-Saharan Africa
bacterial infection
laboratory automation
quality control
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.627513/full

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