Evaluation of the Alfred 60/AST device as a screening test for urinary tract infections

Sophie Lahanas; George Stathopoulos; Raymond C. Chan; Sebastiaan J. van Hal

doi:10.1128/JCM.01126-13

Evaluation of the Alfred 60/AST device as a screening test for urinary tract infections

Sophie Lahanas
, George Stathopoulos
, Raymond C. Chan
, Sebastiaan J. van Hal

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Abstract

The performance of the Alfred 60/AST device, an automated bacterial culture device which uses laser nephelometry to detect and quantify bacterial growth, was evaluated. The instrument is effective at screening negative samples and is more reliable at detecting bacteria than yeasts. Microscopy can be used to reduce the false-negative numbers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3406-3408
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	51
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01126-13
Publication status	Published - 2013

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