Gain confidence in your Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) results by checking every result, every time
Rapid, reliable identification of pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility is a key tool in our arsenal against antimicrobial resistance. For real value, microbiology labs need confidence in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) results. The winning combination of VITEK® 2 AST* cards and the Advanced Expert System™ allows you to rapidly provide reliable and relevant AST results to determine the resistance mechanisms expressed, so clinicians can make appropriate decisions for antibiotic therapy and implementation of measures to help prevent the spread of pathogens.
*Contact your local bioMérieux representative for more information on AST card configurations available in your area.
The Advanced Expert System™ ensures quality susceptibility test results and decreases the chance for human error through rapid, automatic and systematic validation of every susceptibility test result. Every Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) result is checked against a database of more than 3,500 phenotypes and 30,000 MIC distributions to determine consistency with previously defined wild or resistant phenotypes.
Colored confidence indicators allow for easy and consistent result review:
It’s a frustrating modern irony that as the healthcare environment faces ever-more complex challenges like microbial resistance, financial pressures can cut back resources including laboratory personnel. Shortage of experienced microbiologists is not uncommon. Even if staffing levels are appropriate, susceptibility testing and resistant mechanisms are constantly changing – lab personnel must make the most of their skills and time. The Advanced Expert System™ helps enable efficient use of the lab professional’s time through the automated review of AST results. The system’s colored indicators that automatically and reliably separate consistent from inconsistent results allow microbiologists to focus their expertise where needed – on the inconsistent results.