Table 1 Average Number of Process Steps (Decisions/Manipulations) Involved in Routine Culture and BD MAX EBP Testing
Process Steps | Routine Culture | EBP |
|---|---|---|
Receipt | 3 | 3 |
Accession | 7 | 1 |
Routine culture | ||
Blood agar | 43 | - |
MacConkey agar | 26 | - |
Hektoen | 26 | - |
Sorbitol MacConkey | 14 | - |
Shiga toxin testing | 4 | - |
Sample Preparation | - | 8 |
System operation | - | 13 |
Total activities | 141 | 25 |