{"product_id":"optochin-ethylhydrocuprein-10-kart-50-bl","title":"Optochin (Ethylhydrocupreine) (10 boxes \/ 50 sheets)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eTaxo P Discs (Taxo P test discs) are recommended for the presumptive identification\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eof pneumococci and are intended for use with pure cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003eThe application is carried out according to EUCAST recommendations for agar diffusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScope of delivery: 10 cartridges with 50 test discs each\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eVideos on how to perform agar diffusion can be found in our media library for customers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eBACKGROUND\u003cbr\u003eAntibiotic test discs are used for semi-quantitative susceptibility testing of common, fast-growing, and certain demanding bacteria against antibiotics using the agar diffusion method.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eTEST PRINCIPLE\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eThe filter paper discs impregnated with defined amounts of antibiotics are applied to the surface of an appropriate medium (e.g., Mueller-Hinton agar). The culture medium must first be inoculated with a standardized inoculum (EUCAST recommendation: McFarland 0.5) of a fresh pure culture of the bacterial strain to be tested. After 24 hours of incubation, growth is checked, the zones of inhibition around the test discs are measured, and compared with the clinical breakpoints for the various antibiotics tested to determine susceptibility (S - Susceptible at standard exposure, I - Possibly susceptible at increased exposure, R - Resistant). The diameter of the inhibition zones corresponds to the susceptibility of the tested bacterial strain to the antibiotic concentration at the edge of the inhibition zone. \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eYou can find various service documents, such as templates with inhibition zone boundaries for easy evaluation of the agar diffusion test, a collection of guidelines, and application videos in our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aurosan.de\/de\/mediathek\/fuer-kunden\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-position: from-font; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgba(0, 114, 198, 1)\"\u003emedia library\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eContents and storage:\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eCartridges with 50 test discs each.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eStore at 2-8° C.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eNote: Cartridges of the BD system are only compatible with BD dispensers (Becton Dickinson).\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eAs an alternative to agar diffusion, we recommend agar dilution, which can be semi-automated, for example, with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aurosan.de\/images\/mediathek\/produktinformationen-urologie-gynaekologie\/MICRONAUT-Produktinformationen.pdf\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-position: from-font; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgba(0, 114, 198, 1)\"\u003eMICRONAUT system\u003c\/a\u003e, and for which there are increasingly more and more precise clinical breakpoints. This means that, at least since EUCAST 10.0 (2020), certain antibiotics can only be tested by agar dilution and no longer by agar diffusion (!). We would be happy to advise you on this and help you find the best solution for your needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-size: 13.3333px; margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eDownloads\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aurosan.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/AUROSAN_4Y\/IQDkJFBST0olSYrPB6rI7tjiAYE_4PLVyy-_9qmpBEfprZ8?e=IaTZgM\" title=\"Instructions for Use\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-underline-position: from-font; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: rgba(0, 114, 198, 1)\"\u003eInstructions for Use\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Becton Dickinson GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56933206819148,"sku":"MD1007073","price":5.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/1056\/9036\/files\/BC_Upload_b64b7400-a119-45d2-9d4c-0267f882ad20.jpg?v=1773255337","url":"https:\/\/aurosan-shop.de\/en\/products\/optochin-ethylhydrocuprein-10-kart-50-bl","provider":"aurosan-shop.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}