BIOMIC V3 - Disk Diffusion Software
The BIOMIC V3 Microbiology System provides automated reading, interpreting, and expert review of CLSI or EUCAST antibiotic disk diffusion (Kirby-Bauer) tests on 90-150mm plates. This greatly improves accuracy, speed, and standardization of testing. An enlarged plate image with antibiotic disks and zone diameter reading is displayed with the option to adjust on-screen by the user. Test results and high resolution images are saved automatically and may be printed or sent to your lab`s LIS/LIMS.
BIOMIC V3 automates:
- Disk position
- Drug code recognition
- Zone diameter reading
- S-I-R interpretation (based on CLSI or EUCAST guidelines)
Plate Viewing Options
BIOMIC V3 customers may adjust the lighting source on-screen to help read plates with poor or weak growth. Each plate image is saved with multiple lighting options for future review.
Image Enhancement
BIOMIC V3`s image enhancement feature increases the contrast and highlights fastidious organism growth in a bright blue color. The Enhance Growth feature is most useful with organisms such as Enterococci, Streptococci, Haemophilus species and Neisseria species.
Resistance Monitoring & Antibiogram Reports
BIOMIC V3 provides antibiotic resistance monitoring following current CLSI or EUCAST guidelines. This includes a variety of antibiogram reports including Cumulative Susceptibility, Trend Chart/Graph by Susceptibility Category, Trend Graph by Zone Diameter, Distribution Graph by Zone Diameter, Location Specimen & Organism Count, Single-Drug Organism Tracking, Multi-Drug Organism Tracking, and more. Select the report below to enlarge image.
Automated Disk Code Recognition
BIOMIC V3 automatically recognizes disk codes from several manufacturers including BD, Oxoid and Bio-Rad. Digital imaging technology locates disk positions and recognizes disk codes.
Rapid AST Direct from Positive Blood Culture
Rapid AST direct from positive blood culture guidelines from EUCAST (RAST) and CLSI are included with this module.