Determinación de los costos del cultivo y antibiograma de secreción faríngea en el área de microbiología del laboratorio de análisis bioquímicos y bacteriológicos

Abstract

The present research project was carried out with the objective of determining the cost of culture and antibiogram of pharyngeal secretion in the Laboratory of Biochemical and Bacteriological Analysis of the Technical University of Ambato. It has a non experimental, investigative and descriptive study method. Through a bibliographic review, data was collected from different sources with a special focus on obtaining the cost of the market in the province of Tungurahua. The costs for the culture and antibiogram of pharyngeal secretion were the result of the sum of direct laboratory costs such as reagents, direct labor and internal and external controls, indirect laboratory costs such as equipment, maintenance and calibration and supplies, institutional indirect costs such as basic services and added 5% for administrative expenses and 10% for profitability. The average values for the average direct laboratory costs were $22.80, the average indirect laboratory cost w as $0.80 and the average indirect institutional cost was $0.012. The total cost of the test was $27.30. The average local market cost for culture and antibiogram of pharyngeal secretion was $16.73. There is a significant difference between the local market cost and the result of the research, since the laboratories perform the test manually and the research performs it on automated equipment with 98% confidence and in the shortest time.