Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2010 · 17 citations · 1 references
MedicinePathologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyGood Laboratory PracticeHistopathologyMicroscopic ExaminationSpecimen PreparationSpecimen ProcessingStaining TechniquesAutomated Specimen ProcessingAutomated Staining PlatformsClinical Utility AnalysisClinical Utility AssessmentNew Instrument DesignSample StainingSpecimen Workflow Automation
Gram stains of 87 different clinical samples were prepared by the laboratory's conventional methods (automated or manual) and by a new single-slide-type automated staining instrument, GG&B AGS-1000. Gram stains from either heat- or methanol-fixed slides stained with the new instrument were easy to interpret, and results were essentially the same as those from the methanol-fixed slides prepared as a part of the routine workflow. This instrument is well suited to a rapid-response laboratory where Gram stain requests are commonly received on a stat basis.
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