Hardy Diagnostics Nitrocef Matchbook Rapid Test Microbial Identification Beta Lactamase Test Bacteria Colony Sample Non-CLIA Waived 10 Tests - Z108

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• The new Nitrocef MatchBook is a rapid test that allows you to quickly pick your colonies and perform the test at the same time
• The rapid Nitrocef test consists of a paper match-stick that is impregnated with the Nitrocefin reagent, which is a chromogenic cephalosporin
• This rapid test can yield clinically relevant information earlier than an MIC test
• A positive ß-lactamase test can predict resistance to such antibiotics as penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, and other ß-lactamase containing drugs
• Results in 5 minutes or less, with the exception of some Staphylococcus spp; that may take up to one hour
• The ß-lactamase test is preferred to disk diffusion and agar dilution for the detection of plasmid-mediated beta-lactamase resistance in gonococci
• Now contains a larger reaction pad