(API System) 20NE STRIP, non-Enterobacteriaceae [BMX-20050]
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API 20 NE STRIPS, non-Enterobactreriaceae
CAUTION
This test is worded and codified by unit to make the order easier, but it is always packaged in kit of 25 strips.
Definition
API 20 NE is a standardized system for the identification of non-fastidious, non-enteric Gram-negative rods (e.g. Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Flavobacterium, Moraxella, Vibrio, Aeromonas, etc.), combining 8 conventional tests, 12 assimilation tests and a database.
Specifications
Components
Kit of 25 tests:
- 25 API 20 NE strips
- 25 incubation boxes
- 25 ampules of API AUX Medium
- 25 result sheets
- 1 package insert
Technical specifications
- Strips consisting of 20 microtubes containing dehydrated substrates.
- API AUX medium: 7 ml (to be reconstituted with demineralised water to make 1 L) composed of :
- 2 g fo ammonium sulfate
- 1.5 g agar
- 10.5 ml vitamin solution
- 10 ml trace elements
- 6.24 g monosodium phosphate
- 1.5 g potassium chloride
- Oxidase test should be done separately.
- The microtubes are inoculated with baterial suspension. The colours changes occur during incubation, due to metabolism, spontaneously or by addition of reagents..
Packaging & Labelling
Kit of 25 tests.
To be Ordered Separately
- API NaCl 0.85% medium, 5 ml
- Mineral oil
- Oxidase
- McFarland standard No. 0.5
- Reagents: James, NIT 1 + NIT 2, Zn
- Pipettes or PSIpettes
- Ampule rack and protector
- APIWEB software
Instructions for use
Please consult the “Bacteriology laboratory procedures and resources” available online via the Laboratory working Group sharepoint page: Laboratory Procedures and Resources: https://msfintl.sharepoint.com/sites/msfintlcommunities/LabWG/SitePages/Bacteriology-Laboratory-Resources.aspx
For offline access, contact your laboratory advisor
Precautions for Use
All biological samples must be considered as potentially infectious and handled with the usual precautions (compulsory wearing of gloves, hand washing, etc.).
Storage
- Store between 2°C and 8°C.
- Do not use after expiry date.
- Shelf life: 11 months.
- Guaranteed minimum remaining shelf life at delivery: 1/3 of the total shelf life.
Waste management
After use, sterilise the cultures and all contaminated material. Contact your watsan referent for proper disposal.
MSF requirements
Reserved to bacteriology programmes