New Easy-to-Use Disk Format. Hardy Diagnostics now offers a convenient way of testing ß-lactamase activity in bacteria. The rapid Nitrocef test consists of a disk 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 for the following organisms:

• Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• Haemophilus spp.
• Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis
• Staphylococcus spp.
• Enterococcus spp.
• Anaerobes (such as some species of Bacteroides, Porphyromonas, Clostridium, Fusobacterium, Prevotella)

The rapid Nitrocef Disk test can be used for all of the above organisms with 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. These HardyDisks™ are packages loose in a glass vial.

Poids	1,25 Kg
Volume	0,008 m³   (8000 cm³)
Largeur	0,2 m   (20 cm)
Longueur	0,2 m   (20 cm)
Hauteur	0,2 m   (20 cm)

Les dimensions, le poids et le volume sont bruts (emballage inclus)