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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1







                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP


The Board of Directors
AccuMed International, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form
S-3 (Nos. 333-04715 and 333-56393) and on Form S-8 (No.333-11219) of AccuMed
International, Inc. of our reports dated March 8, 2001 relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of AccuMed International, Inc. and subsidiary as of
December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss)and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000 and
related schedule, which reports appear in the December 31, 2000 annual report
on Form 10-K of AccuMed International, Inc.

Our reports dated March 8, 2001 contain an explanatory paragraph that states
that the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a working
capital deficiency, which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue
as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.



                                            /s/ KPMG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
March 27, 2001