(1) QBC™ AUTOREAD™ Plus System for point-of-care haematology testing
(2) The Sceptor™ MIC interpreter
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clinical domains
keywords
BD
Haematology, hospital microbiology labs
Rules-based systems
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commissioned
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description
Becton Dickinson, an international health care technology company, has a number of systems that were developed at the corporate R&D centre and are in routine use by customers.
(1) QBC™ AUTOREAD™ Plus System
for point-of-care haematology testing.
(2) The Sceptor™ MIC interpreter. This system integrated with the Data Management Centre for the Sceptor line of microbial detection instruments. The instrument determined the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration values (i.e. the minimum amount of an antibiotic needed to kill bacteria) for a variety of drugs; from these values, the expert system generated a clear interpretation of whether the drugs would be effective against the organism. The rules for this system were based on the National Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards' guidelines for MIC interpretation. The Sceptor system was designed for use primarily by hospital microbiology labs.
No longer commercially available from BD.
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contact
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BD,
1 Becton Drive,
Franklin Lakes, NJ USA 07417.
201.847.6800
acknowledgements
Archive of AI systems in clinical practice previously administered by Enrico Coiera. Used with permission. Maintained and extended since 2001 by OpenClinical.
Entry on archive: March 26 1993
Last main update: October 24 2001
