Bacteriology 

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BACTERIOLOGY

Thermo Fisher Products

antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Sensititre system

  • Flexible and customizable Identification and Susceptibility testing solutions for laboratories of all sizes.
  • Offers modular equipment option from manual testing to a fully automated Aris2x allowing you to create the ultimate test program tailored to your laboratories volume and budget requirements.
  • Broth microdilution (BMD) provides TRUE MIC
  • Colistin performance proofs
  • Broad dilution ranges & wider selection of FDA-approved antibiotics 

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Blood Culture System

Versatrek

  • The only system w/ 4 FDA-cleared tests on one platform for maximum efficiency, space savings and cost containment:
  • Blood culture
  • Sterile body fluids
  • Mycobacteria detection
  • First-line Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility testing
  • VersaTREK is the only system capable of detecting any gas produced or consumed by organisms.
  • FDA-cleared for draws as low as 0.1mL without additional supplements; perfect for pediatric patients 

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Dehydrated Culture Media

THERMO SCIENTIFIC™ REMEL™ AND OXOID™ CULTURE MEDIA

  • Culture media expertise combined with rigorous quality standards provide optimal recovery and differentiation of organisms, and maximum batch-to-batch consistency for superior product performance
  • Dehydrated and prepared plated culture media, plus tubed broths and agars in a variety of sizes and fill volumes
  • Standard and custom formulations in various pack sizes to suit customer needs  

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Prepared MEdia

THERMO SCIENTIFIC™ REMEL™ AND OXOID™ CULTURE MEDIA

Plated media available in multiple formats, for greater testing flexibility, including:

  • Monoplates and bi-plates
  • A range of formats designed for compatibility with automated platforms, including our new universal SmartPlate format
  • Local, ISO-certified manufacturing facilities and next day delivery provide fresh media to the right place at the right time 

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BACTERIOLOGY

Thermo Fisher

Conventional Bacteriology Products 

THERMO SCIENTIFIC™ OXOID™ ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY DISCS

  • Flexible, easy-to-use, manual disc diffusion
  • Manufactured under stringent quality standards to ensure reproducibility and minimal variability
  • Multi-media discs for enhanced flexibility
  • Active/Proactive product line development ensures optimal drug and microbial combinations
  • Three independent studies have identified Oxoid discs to be the most consistently accurate discs in the market 

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STAPHAUREX PLUS 

  • Designed to identify S. Aureus from colonies on agar plates
  • Able to detect Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Utilizes yellow latex particles coated with human fibrinogen for the detection of clumping factor, specific lgG for the detection of protein A, and surface antigens characteristic of MRSA and MSSA strains
  • Identifies results from cultures in 20-30 seconds

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STAINED SUSPENSION & AGGLUTINATING SERA

  • 21 stained suspension products
  • 5ml per vial
  • Stained suspensions of ferbile antigen for detection, identification and quantification of antibodies in sera
  • Used for epidemiological and diagnostic purposes
  • 121 general bacteriological antisera products
  • Simple, easy to use tests for bacterial antigens
  • Antibodies in the sera agglutinate with bacteria carrying homologous antigens

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THERMO SCIENTIFIC™ BRILLIANCE™ CHROMOGENIC MEDIA

  • Detect, presumptively identify, and screen samples for pathogenic and non-pathogenic organisms
  • Accurate, economical solutions for MRSA, VRE, ESBL and UTIs
  • Innovative chromogens ensure vivid colony counts, for rapid differentiation and easy identification
  • Simple, efficient workflow with minimal hands-on time 

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ANAEROGEN 2.5L JAR

  • The atmospheric oxygen in the jar is rapidly absorbed with the simultaneous generation of carbon dioxide
  • This novel method differs from others commonly used in that the reaction proceeds with no evolution of hydrogen, and therefore, does not require a catalyst
  • When used as directed, the AnaeroGen sachet will reduce the oxygen level in the jar to below 1% within 30 minutes
  • The resulting carbon dioxide level will be between 9% and 13%
  • AnaeroGen was in methodology for detecting bifidobacteria in meat and meat products in an investigation into the suitability of these organisms as indicators of faecal contamination

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THERMO SCIENTIFIC™ CULTI LOOPS™ QUALITY CONTROL ORGANISMS

  • Enhance viability and recovery, reduce risk of contamination and infection with ready-to-use, disposable inoculation loops
  • Decrease time costs with direct-streak method that requires no rehydration
  • Faster recovery, enhanced viability, and unique direct-streak-to-plate capabilities comparted to lyophilized organisms
  • Derived from authentic, high quality American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)

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staphaurex™ latex aggl

  • White latex particle coated with human fibrinogen, for detecting clumping factor, and specific IgG, for detection of protein A, for identification of S. aureus
    (120 and 150 Tests)

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staphaurex accessories 

  • Staphaurex Disposable Cards for use with Staphaurex or Staphaurex Plus 
    (50 Cards) 

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staphylase test

  • A rapid test kit for the identification of S. aureus
    (100 Tests)

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WELLCOGEN™ BACTERIAL ANTIGEN KIT

Rapid latex agglutination test for direct detection
of antigens in body fluids 

- R30859602 BaBacterial Antigen (30 tests)
- R30858701 Strep B (30 tests)
- R30858801 H. influenzae b (30 tests)
- R30859001 Strep pneumoniae (30 tests)
- R30859203 N. Meningo WACY (30 tests)
- R30859502 N. Meningo B / E. coli K1 (30 tests)
- R30164501 EDTA Treatment Solution

PATHODXTRA STREP GROUPING KIT DR0700M

  • Includes Group D
    (A, B, C, D, F, G)
    Acid Extraction = Instant (Enzyme extraction: 10 – 60 minutes)
  • No incubation
  • No reconstitution

 

OXOID SIGNAL - MANUAL BLOOD CULTURE

Simple to use
1. Inoculate up to 10mL of blood into the Signal blood-culture bottle.
2. Incubate the bottle at 37°C for one hour.
3. Insert the Signal growth-indicator chamber device.
4. Place the system on an orbital shaker for the first 24 hours of the seven-day incubation period.
5. Check regularly for positives. If a positive result is obtained, remove samples from the indicator chamber
for further testing.
For full details of usage, please see the product instruction leaflet. 

          BACTIDROP

  • Easy to use: crush the ampule, invert, and dispense
  • Extended shelf life and room temperature storage
  • Quick and easy dispensing of individual drops
  • Multiple stains and reagents available 

BACTERIOLOGY

Thermo Fisher

Conventional Bacteriology Products 

                        REMEL™ CRYPTOCOCCUS TEST KIT

  • For quantitative or semiquantitative detection of polysaccharide antigens associated with Cryptococcus neoformans infection in serum or CSF.
    (50 Tests)

                   DRYSPOT™ LEGIONELLA KITS

  • Latex agglutination kits for the differentiation of predominant Legionella serogroups
  • Dryspot Legionella Pneumophila Serogroup 1 kit (60 Tests)
  • Dryspot Legionella Pneumophila Serogroup 2-14 kit (60 Tests)
  • Dryspot Legionella Pneumophila Serogroup 2-14 kit (60 Tests) 

DRYSPOT™ E. COLI O157

  • For the identification of E. coli serogroup O157
    (120 Tests)

WELLCOLEX™ E. COLI O157 KIT

  • For the identification of E. coli serogroup O157
    (50 Tests)

WELLCOLEX™ ACCESSORIES

  • Wellcolex Disposable Cards
    (50 Cards)

OXOID™ ESHCHERICHIA COLI O157 LATEX TEST

  • For the identification of E. coli serogroup O157
    (100 Tests)

RIM™ E. COLI O157:H7 KIT

  • For the identification of E. coli serotypes O157 and H7
    (50 Tests)

OXOID™ INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS TEST

  • For detection of infectious mononucleosis heterophile antibodies in serum and in plasma
    (50 Tests)

OXOID™ listeria test kit

  • A rapid latex agglutination test for the presumptive identification of Listeria spp
    (100 Tests)

OXOID™ salmonella TEST KIT

  • A rapid latex agglutination test for the presumptive identification of Salmonella spp
    (100 Tests)

wellcolex™ colour salmonella kit

  • A rapid latex agglutination test for detection and presumptive serogrouping of Salmonella from Selenite Broth and/or solid culture media
    (50 and 200 Tests)

Wellcolex™ colour shigella kit

  • A rapid latex agglutination test for the presumptive identification of Salmonella spp
    (100 Tests)

bactistaph™ tests

  • For detection of clumping factor and protein A in identification of Staphylococcus aureus
    (150 and 450 Tests)

coagulase plasma

  • For detection of coagulase enzyme in staphylococci
    (5mL, 15mL, 25mL, 6x5mL )

drystop staphytect plus

  • A latex kit for identification of S. aureus
    (120 Tests)

oxoid™ pbp2' test

  • A latex agglutination test for the detection of penicillin binding protein 2' (PBP2') in isolates of S. aureus as an aid in identifying MRSA
    (50 Tests)

BACTERIOLOGY

Biochemical identification: 

thermo scientific rapid systems

  • Four-hour aerobic incubation vs. 24-28 hours, for significantly quicker bacterial IDs and faster patient diagnosis
  • One-step inoculation decreases preparation time, increases productivity
  • Common procedure reduces material usage, saving time and money
  • A full range of options to identify over 400 organisms 

RapID ANA II

RapID ANA II


  • Anaerobes

RapID ONE


  • Oxidase-negative Enterobacteriaceae gram-negative rods

RapID NF Plus


  • Glucose non-fermenting gram-negative rods

RapID SS/u

  • Urinary tract infections

RapID STR

  • Groups A, B, C, D, & G streptococci

RapID Staph Plus

  • Staphylococcus species

RapID CB Plus


  • Coryneform bacteria irregular gram-positive rods

RapID NH

  • Neisseria, Haemophilus Moraxella

RapID Yeast Plus

  • Yeast

BACTERIOLOGY

Liofilchem® Products

MIC Test Strip

The Liofilchem® MIC Test Strips is a quantitative assay for determining the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of antimicrobial agents against microorganisms to indicate appropriate patient treatment and for identifying resistance patterns. 

Liofilchem® MIC Test Strips are made of special high quality paper impregnated with a predefined concentration gradient of antibiotic, across 15 two-fold dilutions like those of a conventional MIC method.

Paper strips* for determining the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (M.I.C.)

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