Advantages of automated susceptibility tests (e.g., Vitek 2 and Microscan Walkaway) include but are not limited to:
a. automated preparation of inoculum.
b. resistance detection by molecular methods (e.g., real-time PCR).
c. advanced (e.g., expert) software that re-cognizes and reports resistance patterns.
d. testing of most aerobic and commonly isolated anaerobic bacterial species.
C
Sophisticated software that incorporates algorithms and review of resistance patterns that can be programmed and customized to each clinical microbiology laboratory is a distinct advantage of automated systems that helps in review of microbiology reports and detection of errors or emer-gence of resistant isolates or abnormal results before release to physicians. This allows trouble-shooting, retesting, and confirmation of results, and notification of infection control and phar-macy personnel as needed.
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