Laboratory Automation in Microbiology: Impact on Turnaround Time of Microbiological Samples in COVID Time.
Carla FontanaMarco FavaroMarco PelliccioniSilvia MinelliMaria Cristina BossaAnna AltieriCarlo D'OraziFederico PaliottaOriana CicchettiMarilena MinieriCarla PreziosoDolores LimongiCartesio D'agostiniPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
LA can significantly enhance laboratory performance and, due to the significant reduction in reporting time, can have an effective impact on clinical choices and therefore on patient outcomes. Therefore, the initial costs of LA adoption must be considered worthwhile.