Robertson E A, Macks G C, MacLowry J D
J Clin Microbiol. 1976 Apr;3(4):421-4. doi: 10.1128/jcm.3.4.421-424.1976.
Analysis of the cost of time and material required for the diagnosis of Enterobacteriacea isolates indicated that a conventional 17-tube (20-test) setup costs $7.98 per isolated identified. Using the API 20E, a similar identification cost $3.02. A conventional 7-tube (10-test) setup cost $3.60, whereas the comparable cost by 30% while increasing the number of isolate identified correctly by 3%. Other strategres using the API 20E or a deoxyribounclease test were also evaluated for cost and accuracy.
对肠杆菌科分离株诊断所需的时间和材料成本分析表明,传统的17管(20项检测)设置对每个鉴定出的分离株成本为7.98美元。使用API 20E,类似鉴定的成本为3.02美元。传统的7管(10项检测)设置成本为3.60美元,而可比成本降低了30%,同时正确鉴定出的分离株数量增加了3%。还对使用API 20E或脱氧核糖核酸酶试验的其他策略进行了成本和准确性评估。