VITEK® 2 Automated Microbial ID/AST Testing System

With the rise of pressing healthcare challenges like Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO), microbiology labs play an ever-more critical role. When it comes to fighting infectious organisms, microbial identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) are key to providing the right information for targeted clinical responses and better patient-care outcomes1. Combining an innovative, automated platform with an expansive database, the VITEK® 2 microbial ID/AST testing system offers the confidence of fast, accurate results.

Its smart design helps ensure better overall laboratory workflow with fewer repetitive tasks, higher safety, improved standardization, and rapid time-to-results and reporting.

VITEK®2 uses unique ID and AST cards the size and shape of a playing card. Ready-to-use and low-cost, VITEK®2 ID cards offer a comprehensive menu of available tests. Based on this breakthrough innovation, VITEK®2 can provide identification and susceptibility results in as little as 5 hours2.

HOW IT WORKS
After primary organism isolation, handling is minimized in a simple standardized inoculum. You place the inoculum into the VITEK®2 Cassette at the Smart Carrier Station™, where the VITEK® 2 Card and sample are linked virtually. Once the Cassette is loaded, the incubation and reading of each card is managed by the system without your intervention

WHY YOU NEED AUTOMATED VITEK2 SYSTEM IN YOUR LABORATORY (BENEFITS)

• Simple test setup
• Same day results
• Minimal reagent preparation required
• Optimized safety with closed disposable & reduced handling
• Traceability with pre-applied barcodes
• Results at a glance:
• Intuitive interface
• Easy-to-access results with multiple filters
• Bidirectional connection with your LIS
• Automatic validation & transfer of preliminary results
• Simple test setup Same day results Minimal reagent preparation required Optimized safety with closed disposable & reduced handling Traceability with pre-applied barcodes
• Results at a glance: Intuitive interface Easy-to-access results with multiple filters Bidirectional connection with your LIS Automatic validation & transfer of preliminary results.

“For all laboratories, regardless of size and type of staffing, the availability of VITEK® 2 system and Advanced Expert System™ could have a very positive impact on both the workflow and the quality of information leaving the laboratory”- (Blecker-Shelly et al, Continuing Education Topics & Issues, Aug 2008).

Source :http://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/vitek-2