® VITEK 2 ID & AST CARDS Reliable • safe • rapid RESULTS YOU CAN TRUST FOCUS The VITEK 2 ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM™ software lets you focus your time where it is most required in ® the lab. The ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM™ validates VITEK 2 ID & AST CARDS ON WHAT every result and quickly identi es those truly needing a Microbiologist’s valuable time and attention. This allows the majority of results to be quickly and con dently reported to clinicians without need for MATTERS 2,8,11,13,15 review Rapid, Flexible, E cient EFFICIENCY THROUGH AUTOMATION VITEK 2 cards o er the shortest preparation time in the industry, considerably reducing labor Each self-contained, costs1,3,7,9,10,14. They also have the least contaminated waste, o ering up to 64% cost savings for disposal disposable test card compared to other systems6,10,12.The cards provide provides rapid and INNOVATIVE AND FLEXIBLE DESIGN increased standardization and automated, same-day accurate species- results helping clinicians to optimise antibiotic level identi cation or • Each card contains microwells with biochemicals or antimicrobials therapy sooner2,3. susceptibility results with • Ready and simple to use accurate MICs* based on • Pre-applied barcodes for maximum traceability • EUCAST and CLSI compliant AST formulations available Designed for VITEK 2 automated systems, VITEK 2 reference CLSI** and identi cation (ID) and susceptibility (AST) cards provide ISO *** MIC methods UP TO 50% FEWER PREPARATION STEPS THAN and EUCAST****, OTHER SYSTEMS,3,9,10: reliable and accurate results for clinically important US FDA*****, bacteria and yeasts1,2,4,5 or CLSI® breakpoint • Inoculation with a simple, standardised suspension of organism in saline interpretations1,3,4,5,7,8,10. • No reagent addition UNIQUE, SAFE, CLOSED CONSUMABLE: • Optimal for user safety • No aerosols, splattering, or spills • Small, lightweight cards save on contaminated disposal costs and storage space BROAD AND EXPANDING ID/AST TEST MENU IDENTIFICATION CARD TYPES ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY CARD TYPES* • GN (Gram negative bacilli) 187 organisms • Gram negative Bacilli 78 antimicrobials and ESBL† test • GP (Gram positive cocci & bacilli) 128 organisms • Staphylococci &/or Enterococci 67 antimicrobials, †† • ANC (anaerobes & Corynebacteria) 91 organisms 4 high level aminoglycoside screens and ICR test • NH (Neisseria & Haemophilus) 36 organisms • Streptococci 18 antimicrobials and ICR test and gentamicin synergy • YST (Yeast) 57 organisms • Streptococcus pneumoniae 23 antimicrobials • YST (Yeast) 6 antimicrobials * Minimum Inhibitory Concentration † Extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase ** Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute †† Inducible clindamycin resistance *** International Organization for Standardization **** European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing† Extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase ***** Food and Drug Administration • Streptococcus alactolyticus • Bacteroides fragilis (Propionibacterium propionicus) • Candida glabrata • Streptococcus anginosus • Bacteroides ovatus • Staphylococcus saccharolyticus • Candida guilliermondii • Streptococcus canis • Bacteroides stercoris • Terrisporobacter glycolicus • Candida haemulonii • Streptococcus constellatus ssp. • Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (Clostridium glycolicum) • Candida haemulonii var vulnera constellatus • Bacteroides uniformis • Trueperella pyogenes • Candida inconspicua / • Streptococcus constellatus ssp. • Bacteroides vulgatus (Arcanobacterium pyogenes) Candida lambica pharyngis • Bifidobacterium spp. • Turicella otitidis • Candida intermedia • Streptococcus cristatus • Campylobacter (Bacteroides) • Veillonella spp. • Candida kefyr • Streptococcus downei ureolyticus • Candida krusei • Streptococcus dysgalactiae ssp. • Clostridium barati • Candida lipolytica dysgalactiae • Clostridium bifermentans • Candida lusitaniae • Streptococcus dysgalactiae ssp. • Clostridium butyricum NEISSERIA • Candida magnoliae equisimilis • Clostridium cadaveris HAEMOPHILUS • Candida norvegensis • Streptococcus equi ssp. equi • Clostridium chauvoei IDENTIFICATION • Candida parapsilosis • Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus • Clostridium clostridiiforme • Candida pelliculosa • Streptococcus equinus • Clostridium difficile VITEK 2 NH CARD • Candida pulcherrima • Streptococcus gallolyticus ssp. • Clostridium group REF. 21346 • Candida rugosa gallolyticus • Clostridium histolyticum • Candida sake • Streptococcus gallolyticus ssp. • Clostridium paraputrificum • Candida spherica pasteurianus • Clostridium perfringens • Candida tropicalis • Streptococcus gordonii • Clostridium ramosum • Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae • Candida utilis • Streptococcus hyointestinalis • Clostridium septicum • Actinobacillus suis • Candida zeylanoides • Streptococcus infantarius ssp. coli • Clostridium sordellii • Actinobacillus ureae • Cryptococcus albidus (Str. lutetiensis) • Clostridium sporogenes • Aggregatibacter • Cryptococcus gattii • Streptococcus infantarius ssp. • Clostridium subterminale actinomycetemcomitans • Cryptococcus laurentii infantarius • Clostridium tertium • Aggregatibacter aphrophilus • Cryptococcus neoformans • Streptococcus intermedius • Collinsella aerofaciens • Aggregatibacter segnis • Cryptococcus terreus • Streptococcus iniae • Corynebacterium amycolatum • Campylobacter coli • Cryptococcus uniguttulatus • Streptococcus mitis / • Corynebacterium diphtheriae • Campylobacter fetus ssp. fetus • Geotrichum klebahnii Streptococcus oralis • Corynebacterium jeikeium • Campylobacter jejuni ssp. jejuni • Kloeckera spp. • Streptococcus mutans • Corynebacterium minutissimum • Capnocytophaga spp. • Kodamaea ohmeri • Streptococcus ovis • Corynebacterium • Cardiobacterium hominis • Malassezia furfur • Streptococcus parasanguinis pseudodiphteriticum • Eikenella corrodens • Malassezia pachydermatis • Streptococcus pluranimalium • Corynebacterium striatum • Gardnerella vaginalis • Millerozyma farinosa (Pichia • Streptococcus pneumoniae • Corynebacterium ulcerans • Haemophilus haemolyticus farinosa) • Streptococcus porcinus • Corynebacterium urealyticum • Haemophilus influenzae • Prototheca wickerhamii • Streptococcus pseudoporcinus • Eggerthella lenta • Haemophilus parahaemolyticus • Prototheca zopfii • Streptococcus pyogenes • Eggerthella catenaformis • Haemophilus parainfluenzae • Rhodotorula glutinis / • Streptococcus salivarius spp. salivarius (Lactobacillus catenaformis) • Histophilus somni Rhodotorula mucilaginosa • Streptococcus salivarius spp. • Eubacterium limosum • Kingella denitrificans • Rhodotorula minuta thermophilus • Finegoldia magna • Kingella kingae • Saccharomyces cerevisiae • Streptococcus sanguinis • Fusobacterium mortiferum • Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis • Saprochaete capitata • Streptococcus sobrinus • Fusobacterium necrophorum • Moraxella (Neisseria) ovis (Geotrichum capitatum) • Streptococcus suis l • Fusobacterium nucleatum • Neisseria cinerea • Sporobolomyces salmonicolor • Streptococcus suis ll • Fusobacterium varium • Neisseria elongata • Trichosporon asahii • Streptococcus thoraltensis • Lactobacillus acidopihlus • Neisseria gonorrhoeae • Trichosporon inkin • Streptococcus uberis • Lactobacillus buchneri • Neisseria lactamica • Trichosporon mucoides • Streptococcus vestibularis • Lactobacillus casei • Neisseria meningitidis • Zygosaccharomyces spp • Vagococcus fluvialis • Lactobacillus fermentum • Neisseria sicca • Lactobacillus gasseri • Neisseria weaveri 1) Cronobacter genomospecies 1, • Lactobacillus hilgardii • Oligella urethralis • Riemerella anatipestifer Cronobacter dublinensis ssp. dublinensis, • Lactobacillus parabuchneri Cronobacter dublinensis ssp. lausannensis, ANAEROBE • Lactobacillus paracasei • Suttonella indologenes Cronobacter dublinensis ssp. lactaridi, CORYNEBACTERIA • Lactobacillus plantarum Cronobacter malonaticus, Cronobacter • Microbacterium flavescens sakazakii, Cronobacter turicensis, IDENTIFICATION Cronobacter muytjensii • Micobacterium ssp 2) Enterobacter cloacae ssp. cloacae, VITEK 2 ANC CARD • Parabacteroides distasonis YEAST Enterobacter hormaechei, Enterobacter kobei, Enterobacter ludwigii, Enterobacter REF. 21347 • Parabacteroides merdae IDENTIFICATION • Parvimonas micra cloacae ssp. dissolvens 3) Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica, • Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus VITEK 2 YST CARD Salmonella ser. Enteritidis, Salmonella • Peptoniphilus indolicus REF. 21343 ser. Paratyphi B, Salmonella ser. Paratyphi • Actinobaculum schaalii • Peptostreptococcus anaerobius C, Salmonella spp., Salmonella ser. • Actinomyces bovis • Porphyromonas gingivalis Typhimurium 4) Serratia grimesii, Serratia liquefaciens, • Actinomyces israelii • Prevotella bivia Serratia proteamaculans • Actinomyces meyeri • Prevotella buccae • Candida albicans 5) Shigella boydii, Shigella dysenteriae, • Actinomyces naeslundii • Prevotella disiens • Candida auris Shigella flexneri • Actinomyces neuii • Prevotella denticola • Candida boidinii 6) Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter • Actinomyces odontolyticus calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter pittii • Prevotella intermedia • Candida catenulata (Acinetobacter genomospecies 3), • Actinomyces turicensis • Prevotella melaninogenica • Candida ciferrii (Stephanoascus ciferrii) Acinetobacter nosocomialis (Acinetobacter • Anaerococcus prevotii • Prevotella oralis • Candida colliculosa genomospecies TU13) • Arcanobacterium haemolyticum • Prevotella oris • Candida dubliniensis 7) Burkholderia cepacia, Burkholderia • Atopobium vaginae • Candida duobushaemulonii multivorans, Burkholderia stabilis, • Propionibacterium