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Advanced Fluorometric Manual Mycobacteria Detection
The BBL™ MGIT™ Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube is “a rapid, easy-to-use system with high accuracy for the detection of mycobacteria from clinical specimens." The BBL MGIT System creates an environment suitable for rapid mycobacterial growth. Mycobacteria can then be easily removed from the plastic tube for further testing.

Unmistakable Results
BBL MGIT tubes use fluorometric technology to increase the ease and speed of reading results. Using a Wood’s lamp or other long-wave UV light source, tubes are read daily. Positive tests emit a vivid orange fluorescent glow at the tube base and at the meniscus; negative tests show negligible or no glow.

Outstanding Performance
The BBL MGIT system has been found equivalent in performance to the BACTEC 460TB System. In an independent test of 500 clinical samples, 21% of isolates were recovered by only the BBL MGIT System, 16% by only the BACTEC 460TB System, and 63% by both systems. The median time to de­tection was 13 days for BBL MGIT compared to 12 days for the BACTEC 460TB System.

Easy-to-Use
Simply supplement the BBL MGIT tube with MGIT OADC Enrichment and MGIT PANTA Antibiotic Mixture, inoculate with the prepared specimen and incubate.
The BBL MGIT products maximize productivity without depleting precious resources:

• No additional incubator capacity
• Eliminates sharps and isotopes
• Enhances safety with plastic tubes

BBL MGIT tubes also fit into your standard procedures for decontamination (NALC-NaOH) and disposal of waste.

Advanced Fluorometric Manual Mycobacteria Detection
The BBL Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube is "a rapid, easy-to-use system with high accuracy for the detection of mycobacteria directly from clinical specimens."¹ BBL™ MGIT™ is ideal for any size laboratory, especially those performing a high volume of mycobacteria tests.