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CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Non selective media COLUMBIA Isolation of fastidious microorganisms; + SHEEP BLOOD detection of hemolysis COLUMBIA Isolation of fastidious microorganisms; + HORSE BLOOD detection of hemolysis CHOCOLATE+PVS. BRAIN HEART INFUSION Isolation of fastidious microorganisms (particularly Neisseria and Haemophilus) Broth for the growth of aero-anaerobic fastidious microorganisms NUTRIENT AGAR 2,8% Medium for the growth of non fastidious + NaCl microorganisms 25x8 ml NUTRIENT BROTH 1,3% Broth for the growth of non fastidious + NaCl microorganisms T.C.S. (TRYPTO-CASEIN-SOY) T.C.S. BROTH MEAT LIVER DEXTROSE Medium designed for the growth of fastidious microorganisms Broth for the growth of fastidious microorganisms Broth for the growth of aero-anaerobic microorganisms (dextrose 0,2%) Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63784 Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63804 Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63934 Tubes 25x10 ml 2-8 C 53664 2-8 C 54478 Tubes 25x9 ml 2-25 C 53446 Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63884 25x8 ml 2-25 C 55944 Vials 6x200 ml 2-25 C 55947 Tubes 25x10 ml 2-25 C 53454 Tubes 25x10 ml 2-8 C 53614 URISELECT 4 C.L.E.D. B.C.P. D.G.U. Isolation and enumeration of urinary tract microorganisms; direct identification of E coli, Proteus and enterococci; differentiation of staphylococci and some Enterobacteriaceae Isolation and enumeration of urinary tract microorganisms; differentiation based on lactose fermentation Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63726 Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63794 Isolation and enumeration of urinary tract microorganisms; differentiation based on Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63854 lactose fermentation Vials 6x200 ml 2-25 C 54376 Dipslide (CLED/McConkey) designed for isolation, enumeration and differentiation of urinary tract microorganisms Dipslides x10 15-25 C 53789 STOCK CULTURE PEPTONE WATER INDOLE FREE TODD-HEWITT PNEUMOCOCCUS BROTH Medium designed for the maintenance of bacterial strains (Maintenance = 3 years) Broth for the growth of non fastidious microorganisms and for the detection of indole production Broth for the growth of streptococci for serological typing Broth for the growth of pneumococci and for performing bile lysis test Tubes 50x3 ml 2-8 C 63683 Tubes 25x9 ml 2-25 C 54180 Tubes 25x3 ml 2-25 C 55704 Tubes 25x9 ml 2-8 C 53574 BUFFERED DEXTROSE Enrichment broth for streptococci Tubes 25x9 ml 2-25 C 53364 SVEN GARD Medium intended for demonstrating the inapparent H antigen phase of biphasic Salmonella Tubes 25x25 ml 2-8 C 53430
Selective media MAC CONKEY DRIGALSKI E.M.B. TEAGUE Isolation of Enterobacteriaceae; differentiation based on lactose fermentation (lactose + = red) Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63617 Isolation of Enterobacteriaceae; differentiation Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63834 based on lactose fermentation (lactose+ = yellow) Vials 6x200 ml 2-25 C 54117 Isolation of Enterobacteriaceae; differentiation based on lactose and sucrose fermentation Vials 6x200 ml 2-25 C 54217 S.S. AGAR HEKTOEN X.L.D. SELENITE-CYSTINE MULLER KAUFFMANN TETRATHIONATE Isolation of Salmonella and Shigella; differentiation based on lactose fermentation Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63814 and sulphate reduction Vials 6x200 ml 2-25 C 62717 Isolation of Salmonella and Shigella; differentiation Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63894 based on the fermentation of different sugars Vials 6x100 ml 2-8 C 54386 Isolation of pathogenic enterobacteriaceae especially Salmonella and Shigella Selective enrichment broth for the isolation of Salmonella Selective enrichment broth for the isolation of Salmonella Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 41751 Tubes 25x10 ml 2-8 C 55746 Tubes 25x10 ml 2-8 C 56145 VIBRIO ENRICHMENT T.C.B.S. YERSINIA CIN YERSINIA ITC Selective broth for transportation and enrichment of Vibrio cholerae Isolation of Vibrio; differentiation based on sucrose fermentation Isolation of Yersinia; differentiation of Y. enterocolitica based on mannitol fermentation Selective broth for enrichment and isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica Tubes 25x9 ml 2-8 C 55914 Vials 6x100 ml 2-8 C 55933 Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63518 Tubes 25x9 ml 2-8 C 63513 CAMPYLO BUTZLER Selective isolation of Campylobacter spp Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63512 COLUMBIA+CNA+BLOOD CHOCOLATE+PVS +BACITRACIN Isolation of Gram+ cocci and Gardnerella; detection of hemolysis Selective isolation of Haemophilus spp Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63954 Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63947 CHOCOLATE+PVS+VCAT(+) Selective isolation of Neisseria spp Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63945 SELECT ENTEROCOCCUS Isolation of enterococci; Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63994 (BEA) differentiation based on esculin hydrolysis Vials 6x100 ml 2-8 C 55829 HYPERTONIC BROTH Selective broth for isolation of enterococci Tubes 25x9 ml 2-8 C 53384 POTASSIUM TELLURITE Selective medium for differentiation of enterococci based on potassium tellurite reduction Tubes 25x20 ml 2-8 C 55726 PSEUDOMONAS Selective isolation and differentiation Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63914 AERUGINOSA of Pseudomonas Vials 6x200 ml 2-25 C 55857 U9 BROTH ARGININE BROTH Freeze-dried broth designed for the growth of Ureaplasma urealyticum (inoculum for SIR Mycoplasma) Freeze-dried broth designed for the growth of Mycoplasma hominis (inoculum for SIR Mycoplasma) Ampules 10x2 ml 2-8 C 62762 Ampules 10x2 ml 2-8 C 62763 LEPTOSPIRA BROTH Selective broth for the growth of Leptospira Tubes 25x9 ml 2-8 C 55954
Selective media SaSELECT MRSASELECT Selective chromogenic medium for isolation and direct identification of Staphylococcus aureus Selective chromogenic medium for isolation and direct identification of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63748 Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63747 MANNITOL SALT AGAR Isolation of staphylococci Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63844 differentiation based on mannitol 25x10 ml 2-8 C 53648 fermentation Vials 6x200 ml 2-8 C 53647 Anaerobes SCHAEDLER VIT.K3 HORSE BLOOD SCHAEDLER BROTH T.G.Y. (Trypticase Glucose Yeasts) ANAER BROTH MEAT LIVER 0,6% ROSENOW CYSTEINE Isolation of fastidious anaerobic bacteria Broth for the growth of fastidious anaerobic bacteria Enrichment broth for anaerobic bacteria Broth for the primoculture of anaerobic bacteria Deep isolation of anaerobic bacteria; detection of the respiratory mode Isolation of fastidious anaerobic bacteria (designed for the analysis of polymicrobial samples) Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63959 Tubes 25x15 ml 2-8 C 54564 Tubes 25x9 ml 2-8 C 53624 Tubes 25x13 ml 2-8 C 53638 Tubes 30x7,5 ml 2-8 C 54716 Tubes 25x10 ml 2-8 C 55683 Mycobacteria BIO FM BROTH BIO FM V.C.A. LOWENSTEIN-JENSEN COLETSOS COLETSOS OSSEIN Liquid medium designed for the rapid isolation and the differentiation of Mycobacteria Selective supplement for the BIO FM broth Isolation and enumeration of Mycobacteria Isolation of Mycobacteria; enriched medium designed for the growth of deficient mycobacteria Isolation of Mycobacteria from extrapulmonary lesions (capped culture); medium particularly recommanded for M. bovis Tubes 24x5 ml 2-8 C 70160 Dropper bottle (24 tests) (screw) 25x7ml (screw) 25x7ml (screw) 25x7ml 2-8 C 70161 2-8 C 55244 2-8 C 53154 2-8 C 53164 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing MUELLER HINTON M.HINTON+BLOOD Standardized medium recommanded for antimicrobial susceptibility testing Plates 20x90 mm 2-20 C 63824 Square plates 10x120 mm 2-20 C 63901 Vials 6x200 ml 2-25 C 56137 Standardized medium recommanded for Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63825 antimicrobial susceptibility testing Square plates of fastidious bacteria 10x120 mm 2-8 C 63902 MUELLER HINTON Study of staphylococcal sensitivity + 4% NACL to oxacillin at 37 C H.T.M Standardized medium recommanded for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Haemophilus Vials 6x100 ml 2-25 C 56136 Plates 10x90 mm 2-8 C 63775
Identification UREA INDOLE KLIGLER-HAJNA MANNITOL MOTILITY NITRATE SIMMONS CITRATE M.E.V.A.G. GRAM-- LDC ODC ADH KING A KING B M.E.V.A.G. STAPHYLOCOCCUS STAPHYLOCOAGULASE RABBIT PLASMA DNASE AGAR DNA TOLUIDINE BLUE ESCULIN Differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae: detection of urease, TDA, and indole production Differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae: dextrose and lactose fermentation, production of hydrogen sulfide Differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae and vibrio: mannitol fermentation, nitrate reduction, motility Differentiation of Gram - bacteria: fermentation of sodium citrate Differentiation of Gram - bacteria: study of the metabolic pathways of sugars Differentiation of Gram - bacteria: detection of lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase and arginine dihydrolase Ampules 50x1 ml 2-8 C 63713 Ampules 10x10 ml 2-8 C 63714 25x10 ml 2-8 C 55378 Tubes 25x10 ml 2-8 C 55514 25x7ml 25x8 ml 2-8 C 61834 2-8 C 55544 Tubes 3x5 ml 2-8 C 53725 Differentiation of Pseudomonas: detection of pyocyanin 25x7ml 2-8 C 55274 Differentiation of Pseudomonas: detection of pyoverdin Differentiation of staphylococci and micrococci: study of the metabolic pathways of dextrose Staphylococci enrichment broth for the detection of staphylocoagulase 25x7ml 2-8 C 55278 Tubes 30x6 ml 2-8 C 55574 Tubes 25x9 ml 2-8 C 53544 Identification of Staphylococcus aureus: Vial 1x10 ml detection of staphylocoagulase (20 tests) 2-8 C 56352 Differentiation of staphylococci: detection of desoxyribonuclease Identification of Staphylococcus aureus by detection of thermonuclease Differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae, Listeria, Serratia or Yersinia: esculin hydrolysis Vials 6x100 ml 2-8 C 55552 Tubes 25x8 ml 2-8 C 53558 Tubes 30x4,5 ml 2-8 C 54314 Others STERILE DISTILLED WATER Tubes 25x9 ml 2-25 C 54154 SALINE WATER 0,85 % Tubes 25x9 ml 2-25 C 54164
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Mycology CANDISELECT TM 4 SABOURAUD SABOURAUD+CMP Selective chromogenic medium for isolation of yeasts, direct identification of Candida albicans, and presumptive identification of C. tropicalis, C. glabrata and C. krusei Non selective medium designed for the growth of fungi Selective medium designed for the growth of fungi Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63746 25x8 ml 2-8 C 56524 Vials 6x100 ml 2-8 C 56519 Vials 6x100 ml 2-8 C 56599 SABOURAUD+CMP+GENTA Selective medium designed for Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63774 the growth of fungi 25x8 ml 2-8 C 56594 SABOURAUD+CMP +ACTIDIONE Selective medium designed for the growth of dermatophytes SABOURAUD+CMP+GENTA Selective medium designed for +ACTIDIONE the growth of dermatophytes 25x8 ml Vials 6x100 ml 2-8 C 56559 2-8 C 56596 Selective medium designed for the isolation and Plates 20x90 mm 2-8 C 63734 SABOURAUD+CMP+GENTA differentiation of yeasts based on the reduction +TETRAZOLIUM of triphenyltetrazolium 25x8 ml 2-8 C 54754 P.C.B. (POTATO CARROT BILE AGAR) BLASTESIS MEDIUM CASITONE SEMI-SYNTHETIC AGAR Medium designed for the differentiation of C. albicans from other Candida species based on chlamydospore formation Medium designed for the identification of C. albicans by detection of germ tubes Medium designed for the susceptilibilty testing of fungi to antifungal agents (except 5-fluorocytosine) by agar disk diffusion test Medium designed for the susceptilibilty testing of fungi to 5-fluorocytosine by agar disk diffusion test Tubes 25x8 ml 2-8 C 55834 Tubes 25x1.5 ml 2-8 C 55844 Tubes 25x15 ml 2-25 C 55813 Tubes 25x15 ml 2-25 C 55812 Quality Control All culture media are covered by a Quality Assurance System, from the reception of raw materials, to the commercialization of the finished products. The Control Certificates of the different batches of culture media are available on the web site: http://www.bio-rad.com/certificate Package inserts CD-Rom Include all clinical microbiology package inserts in 15 languages. Bio-Rad Laboratories For further information, please contact the Bio-Rad office nearest you or visit our website at www.bio-rad.com/diagnostics. Clinical Diagnostics Group Website www.bio-rad.com/diagnostics U.S. 1-800-2BIO-RAD Australia 61-2-9914-2800 Austria 43-1-877-8901 Belgium 32-9-385-5511 Brazil 5521-3237-9400 Canada 1-514-334-4372 China 86-21-64260808 Czech Republic 420-241-430-532 Denmark +45-4452-1000 Finland 358-9-804-22-00 France 33-1-47-95-60-00 Germany +49-(0)89-318-840 Greece 30-210-7774396 Hong Kong 852-2789-3300 Hungary 36-1-455-8800 India 91-124-4029300 Israel 972-3-9636050 Italy +39-02- 216091 Japan 81-3-5811-6290 Korea 82-2-3473-4460 Mexico +52-(555)-200-0520 The Netherlands +31-318-540666 New Zealand 64-9-415-2280 Norway 47-23-38-41-30 Poland 48-22-3319999 Portugal 351-21-472-7700 Russia 7-495-721-14-04 Singapore 65-6415-3188 South Africa 27-11-442-85-08 Spain 34-91-590-5200 Sweden 46-8-555-127-00 Switzerland 41-61-717-95-55 Thailand 662-651-8311 United Kingdom +44-(0)20-8328-2000 16262-50 - 01/2007