Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing System BBL™ Prompt™

Features

• The BBL™ Prompt™ Inoculation System is used to prepare standardized suspensions of bacteria for the Bauer-Kirby disc diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility test procedure The system may be used for rapidly growing bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae
• Staphylococcus spp.
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Acinetobacter spp.
• enterococci and some nonenterococcal streptococci It also may be used for Haemophilus influenzae Includes 60 Saline Tubes plus 60 Precision Wands The BBL Prompt Inoculation System is a device that allows direct standardization of inoculum without adjustment of turbidity or preincubation The cell suspending solution
• consisting of 1 mL of sterile saline
• is provided in a plastic tube with a snap off cap The wand is a polypropylene rod attached to a stopper At the tip of the wand are cross-hatched grooves designed to hold a specific number of bacteria Accurate 0.5 McFarland preparation in less than 60 seconds Can sit at room temperature up to 6 hours
• providing flexibility