Total lab automation in microbiology: An overview of BD Kiestra InoqulA and Copan WASP

Assama Riaz *, Dinali Obeysekera and Kelsie Ruslow

Medical School, Medical University of the Americas, P.O. Box 701, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies.
 
Review Article
Open Access Research Journal of Biology and Pharmacy, 2021, 01(01), 007-015.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjbp.2021.1.1.0011
Publication history: 
Received on 08 January 2021; revised on 04 February 2021; accepted on 06 February 2021
 
Abstract: 
Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) is the future of laboratory diagnostics due to its efficiency, reproducibility, better turnaround time (TATs), precision, sensitivity, and specificity. Microbiology is generally considered a human dependent field and still, most of the microbiology world is confused with TLA implementation. Two better-claimed technologies BD Kiestra InoqulA and Copan WASP have emerged as a well satisfactory solution of microbiology automation in the last decade. Here we design a practical approach and reviewed all studies of BD Kiestra InoqulA and Copan WASP, assessed microbiology samples in a healthcare setting.
 
Keywords: 
Microbiology Total Laboratory Automation (TLA); Total Laboratory Automation (TLA); BD Kiestra Inoqula; And Copan WASP
 
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