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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

The Board of Directors
AccuMed International, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements 
on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-028125, 333-07681, 333-04715, and 333-56393) and on 
Form S-8 (No. 333-11219) of AccuMed International, Inc. of our reports dated 
March 26, 1999 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of AccuMed 
International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the 
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash 
flows and related schedule for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 
1996, which reports appear in this December 31, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K 
of AccuMed International, Inc.

                                     /s/   KPMG LLP

Chicago, IL
March 26, 1999




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