"From soup to nuts" The journey of a sample through an automated clinical microbiology lab

1. Describe how the combination of automated technologies and change management can improve laboratory capacity and productivity.
2. Illustrate how improvements in laboratory operational efficiency benefit turnaround time for patient results.
3. Understand how automated solutions for MALDI-ToF target preparation can help streamline labor-intensive laboratory processes  

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