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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
Time and accuracy required for diagnosis are two of the most important factors in medical microbiology. Computer-assisted diagnosis is one tool to overcome these problems. The software of such systems, much more than the hardware, is of utmost importance and both have to fulfill several items. 1) High flexibility and integration within the already existing working schemes of the laboratory. 2) Terminals in every laboratory. 3) High speed of calculation. 4) Online data transfer from automated instruments. 5) External terminals on intensive care units. 6) Epidemiological and etiopathological investigations have to be possible at any time. In the laboratory the burden of simple, repeating tasks is diminished, inquiries can be made in a minute and precise information about the epidemiological situation can be gained within a few hours. Thus, calculated antimicrobial therapy depending on the incidence of certain pathogens in given specimens in different departments is possible. In the case of fast-growing bacteria, preliminary reports, including susceptibility testing available within the first 24 h, are possible and will be of great help to the clinician in monitoring the calculated antimicrobial regimen. External terminals will allow continuous flow of data from the laboratory to wards and vice versa.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-8126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-2-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
New developments in medical microbiology: computer-assisted diagnosis and automated instruments.
pubmed:affiliation
Abt. Med. Mikrobiologie, Hygiene-Institut der Universität, Tübingen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article