Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus organism

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Culture ☆ Chromogenic Result

Biomed InTray MRSA culture media for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus diagnostics

InTray® COLOREX™ MRSA

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Chromogenic differentiated results for surveillance and environmental testing.

Over recent years, the occurrence of hospital infections caused by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been increasing steadily, representing around 20 to 55% of the isolates in Europe and in the USA. Leading cause of nosocomial infections, especially in intensive care units, the MRSA sources are either endogenous (the patient) or through cross contamination (environmental or by person to person contact). The major issue with this pathogen is its resistance to a large panel of antibiotics, among them beta-lactam antibiotics, limiting the therapeutic options for clinicians.

InTray COLOREX MRSA provides an easy-to-use, in-house, chromogenic result for surface testing and AMR surveillance.

Specifications

Product Principle

Combine collection, culture, result and microscopic observation in one IVD device.
Highly selective prepared media in a device designed for in-vitro specimen transport and incubation.
Rapid presumptive-positive diagnosis without re-plating. Intray can be placed directly on microscope stage
Fully enclosed cassette with Tyvek® air filtration prevents contamination and exposure, post-collection.

Simple Convenience

The InTray is designed for specimen collection/ inoculation at point-of-care
Saves time, material cost and waste, reducing exposure to collected sample
Place directly on the microscope tray for observation through the cassette’s clear anti-fog window
Visual chromogenic differentiation

Accurate Detection

Inhibit the growth of yeasts, mold, and fungi, resulting in 91.5% specificity for the growth of Oxacillin strains.

Test Strain	ATCC #	Appearance
S. aureus	BAA-1720	Pink to mauve with halo
S. aureus	25923	Inhibited
P. aeruginosa	9027	Inhibited
E. faecalis	29212	Inhibited
E. coli	25922	Inhibited
C. albicans	60193	Inhibited

Time to Result

18 - 24 hours, Incubates at 37°C

Storage

Extended 3 months shelf life (2-8°C) from the date of manufacture
Can tolerate 24 hours at controlled room temp (≤ 25˚C), with no loss in performance.

Specimen

Sputum
Blood
Urine
Pleural Fluid
Wounds
Catheters
Tubes

CPT Codes

87040 | 87070 | 87081 | 87088 | 87075 | 87086

Features and Benefits

SHELF-LIFE AND DURABILITY

Designed for durability and stackable for incubation, or 3 month storage.
No re-plate or wet mount
Once InTray is inoculated, no other culture preparation is required... saving time and cost.
Designed for specimen collection/inoculation at point-of-care, a fully enclosed system for transport, incubation, result and microscopic observation.
The sealed prepared media device is selectively formulated for accurate detection and identification of pathogens and non-pathogens
Visual chromogenic differentiation and/or selective production of distinctive colony growth with typical identifiable morphology

KEY FEATURES

Fully enclosed cassette with air filtration system
Nutritive culture colony growth medium, formulated for selectivity and specificity
Anaerobic or aerobic system available