Patent ID: 9180448
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B01L,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for testing a biological sample comprising: a) determining, in a first module, the presence or absence of a microorganism in a biological sample, wherein the biological sample has been cultured in a plated culture media; b) communicating the results of the determining step to a data management module comprising a controller wherein the data management module receives data regarding the plated culture from the first module and, if the presence of the microorganism is detected, communicates a signal to the sample preparation module for further processing of the plated sample; c) processing the plated culture in the sample preparation module by selecting an isolated colony suspected to contain only one microorganism strain from the plated culture, and preparing an inoculum from the selected isolated colony; d) selecting a first portion of the inoculum for identifying the microorganism, and selecting a second portion of the inoculum for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, wherein the first portion of the inoculum for identifying the microorganism is more concentrated than the second portion of the inoculum for antimicrobial susceptibility testing; e) subjecting the first portion of the inoculum to a test for microorganism identification wherein the identification of the microorganism is performed by mass spectrometry; and f) communicating the results of the identification of the microorganism to the data management module.