BACT/ALERT® Culture Media
Innovative & Optimized Culture Media
BACT/ALERT® culture media offers a comprehensive range of media bottles to ensure the recovery of a wide variety of microorganisms including bacteria, mycobacteria, and fungi – including our next generation Fastidious Antimicrobial Neutralization Plus media (FAN® PLUS) offering optimized time to detection and recovery.
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- BACT/ALERT Culture Media
- Overview
- Media
- Services & Support
- Specs & Resources
Overview
Flexible Media Delivers Reliable Recovery
BACT/ALERT® Culture Media provide an optimal environment for microbial growth, enabling detection and recovery of a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and mycobacteria. Flexible media recovers organisms from many sample types from blood to sterile body fluids.
BACT/ALERT® Culture Media offer:
- Enhanced performance: optimal growth for fast and accurate results
- Prioritize safety & risk reduction: shatterproof plastic bottles
- Two bottle types: streamlined workflow with only two bottle types (aerobic and anaerobic) needed for microorganism detection in blood infections
- 24-hour delayed entry: flexible bottle management & transport
- Colorimetric technology: a visual growth indicator with a noticeable & permanent color change, for more predictable & stable results
- Fill-to marks: guide optimal blood volume collection
FAN® PLUS Media: Optimized Time to Detection and Recovery
Optimized Microorganism Recovery
- Reformulated media provide a robust environment that encourages microbial growth for bacteria and yeasts
- Effective organism growth in blood and sterile body fluids
- Growth performance guidelines under delayed entry conditions
Optimized Time to Detection
- Effective antimicrobial neutralization provides better environment for organism growth and detection
Media
Standard Media
Our standard media recovers microorganisms from many sample types, including blood and sterile body fluids.
| Bottle Type | Media Formulation | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACT/ALERT® SA Standard Aerobic - Ref. 259789 | 40 ml supplemented tryptic soy broth (TSB) | Blood or normally sterile body fluid (SBF) | Up to 10 ml |
| BACT/ALERT® SN Standard Anaerobic - Ref. 259790 | 40 ml TSB | Blood or SBF | Up to 10 ml |
Fastidious Antimicrobial Neutralization Plus Media (FAN® PLUS)
Offering optimized time to detection and recovery, the FAN® PLUS bottles provide even clearer Gram stains and the new absorbent polymeric beads offer antimicrobial neutralization.
| Bottle Type | Media Formulation | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACT/ALERT® FA PLUS - Ref. 410851 | 30 ml of supplemented complex media containing adsorbent polymeric beads | Blood or normally sterile body fluid (SBF) | Up to 10 ml |
| BACT/ALERT® FN PLUS - Ref. 410852 | 40 ml of supplemented complex media containing adsorbent polymeric beads | Blood or SBF | Up to 10 ml |
| BACT/ALERT® PF PLUS - Ref. 410853 | 30 ml of supplemented complex media containing adsorbent polymeric beads | Blood | Up to 4 ml |
Mycobacterium Media
| Bottle Type | Media Formulation | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
BACT/ALERT® MP Mycobacteria Process - Ref. 419744 Use with Ref. 414997 | 10 ml supplemented Middlebrook 7H9 broth | Processed specimen or SBF other than blood | 0.5 ml |
Platelet QC Testing
| Bottle Type | Media Formulation | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACT/ALERT® BPA Aerobic Platelet culture bottles - Ref. 279018 or EU Ref. 279044 | 40 ml supplemented tryptic soy broth (TSB) | Leukocyte reduced apheresis platelet (LRAP) units, and both leukocyte reduced single and a pool of up to six (6) units of leukocyte reduced whole blood platelet concentrates (LRWBPC) | 4-10 ml |
| BACT/ALERT® BPN Anaerobic Platelet culture bottles - Ref. 279019 or EU Ref. 279045 | 40 ml supplemented tryptic soy broth (TSB) | Leukocyte reduced apheresis platelet (LRAP) units, and both leukocyte reduced single and a pool of up to six (6) units of leukocyte reduced whole blood platelet concentrates (LRWBPC) | Up to 10 ml |
Accessories and Devices
Blood Collection
| Product | Description | Packaging |
|---|---|---|
| SampLok® Adapter Cap 3 - Ref: A100760 | Screw tread for luer and blood collection needle collection | 600 per case |
SampLok® Adapter Cap 3 Insert - Ref: A100761 To be used with Ref: A100760 | Optional insert for use with vacuum tubes and long-neck culture bottles | 840 per case |
| VACUETTE® Blood Culture Holder - Ref: 450181 | Neck design accommodates evacuated tubes without the need for an insert (female threaded luer) | 320 per case |
Post-analytic Devices
| Product | Description | Packaging |
|---|---|---|
| Sterile Airway Needle - Ref: 233766 | For venting aerobic blood culture bottles & subculturing blood culture bottles | 100 per case |
| SampLok® Safety SubCulture Unit - Ref: A100720 | Transfer measured samples using needleless syringe | 360 per case |
| SampLok® Safety SubCulture Unit 2 - Ref: A100722 | Needleless transfer onto slides or media plates | 288 per case |
| Transfer Cap Set - Ref: A100730 | Transfer from culture bottle to vacuum tube | 180 per case |
Services & Support
- Hands-on training course
- Unlimited technical phone support
- Any other service and support currently available
Specs & Resources
Specifications
bioMérieux was the first to introduce revolutionary multilayer plastic bottles. Made of unique polycarbonate material, their triple-layer design ensures the appropriate environment for recovery of microorganisms.
- Shatter-resistant bottles reduce potential for biohazard exposure
- Up to 2/3 lighter than glass
- Cost-effective storage, shipping, and disposal
- Multi-layer, gas-impermeable design maintains aerobic or anaerobic environments
- Adapt to a variety of protocols and enable pneumatic transport without a special container
