Technical Center

Test and Workflow Procedures

Blood Culture

• Blood Collection Instructions for Use with the BD BACTEC™ Blood Culture System

Collection and Transport

• BBL™ CHROMagar™ MRSA - Nasal Specimen Collection Protocol
• Nasopharyngeal Specimen Collection

Dehydrated Culture Media

• Test Methods for Enumeration of E. coli in Recreational Water
• Test Methods for Enumeration of Enterococci in Recreational Water
• Test Methods for Enumeration of Total Coliforms and E. coli in Drinking Water

Direct Testing / Serology

• BD Directigen™ EZ RSV Chart
• Nasopharyngeal Specimen Collection
• Nasopharyngeal Specimen Collection

Identification / Susceptibility

• BD Phoenix™ ID/AST: Manual Panel Inoculation

Molecular Diagnostics

• BD Affirm™ VPIII: Ambient Temperature Collection System
• BD Affirm™ VPIII: Microbial Identification Test
• BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q^x Amplified DNA Assays - Specimen Collection Kits
• BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q^x Amplified DNA Assays - Unpreserved (Neat) Urine Specimen Collection and Handling
• BD ProbeTec™ ET: Swab Specimen Collection and Transport
• BD ProbeTec™ ET: Unpreserved (Neat) Urine Specimen Collection and Handling
• BD Probetec™ ET: Urine Preservative Transport (UPT) Specimen Collection and Transport
• BD ProbeTec™ ET: Wet Swab Specimen Collection and Transport
• Comparative Workflow For Detection of Bacterial Vaginosis
• Urine Preservative Transport (UPT) for the BD ProbeTec™ Q^x Amplified DNA Assays
• Vaginal Specimen Transport for the BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q^x Amplified DNA Assays

Prepared Media

• Isolation and Identification of E. coli O157:H7 in Foods
• Isolation and Identification of Salmonella in Meat and Poultry
• Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus aureus in Foods
• Nasal Specimen Collection Protocol
• Test Methods for Enumeration of E. coli in Recreational Water
• Test Methods for Enumeration of Enterococci in Recreational Water
• Test Methods for Enumeration of Total Coliforms and E. coli in Drinking Water