Products

1.1.1 - BD Prepared Media

BD Diagnostics has been manufacturing BBL™ prepared media products for almost 50 years.

In that time we have gained a wealth of knowledge that remains the cornerstone of the high quality BBL brand. From the first introduc­tion of Thioglycollate medium and proprietary peptones such as Trypticase™, to the development of media products such as Mycobactosel™ L-J, all the way to our patented Stacker™ Petri dish designs and formulations, like GC-Lect™ and ssA™, our history as leaders in microbiology is without equal. These are just a few of the many great milestones that BD Diagnostics and BBL can point to with pride.

BBL™ CHROMagar™ Family of Products - A colorful approach to efficient testing

BBL™ CHROMagar™ products are designed to streamline identification, provide enhanced differentiation of pathogens and allow microbiologists to realize material and labor reductions in the laboratory. 

This highly differentiated product family combines the patented CHROMagar technology for organism identification with the high quality BBL proprietary peptones and media ingredients that microbiologists have counted on for decades, resulting in formulations available only from BD.

1.1.2 - Gas Generating Systems

BD GasPak™ EZ Gas Generating System - Unbeatable Convenience in a Complete Integrated System

The GasPak™ EZ System represents the first and only complete, integrated system for rapid, waterless and catalyst-free gas generation.

BD GasPak™ EZ Systems offer waterless, catalyst-free convenience for use in producing anaerobic, microaerophilic or CO₂-enriched environments. The GasPak™ EZ Systems are available in non-breakable, chemical resistant containers or one-step resealable pouches.

1.1.3 - Stains & Reagents

BD offers both traditional and cutting edge staining methodologies, as well as quality control slides for Gram stain and acid-fast staining procedures.

BD BBL™ Gram QC Slides and BD BBL™ AFB QC Slides are just two more examples of new products created to meet the needs of the laboratory technician. BD continually adds to its continuum of products, with innovative product offerings in the areas of collection, rapid detection, isolation, identification and susceptibility testing.

1.1.4 - Quality Control -
Because you need consistent results

BD Microtrol™ - Discs
First Generation QC Strains

BD Microtrol™ discs are pure strains of viable freeze-dried bacteria in activated charcoal for use as control organisms.

They offer the following features:

• First generation from recognized national culture collections.
• Easily storable source of viable microorganisms with long shelf-life.
• Between 10⁶ - 10⁹ organisms in each disc.
• Direct inoculation on surface or establishing liquid culture.
• BS EN ISO 9001:2008 certification.

BD Phoenix™ AP is an automated inoculation preparation instrument being developed for use with BD Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System -

BD Phoenix™ AP is providing you the following:

• Automated Standardisation: Standardise inoculum to required McFarland.
• Traceability: Store, track and analyse all information starting with inoculum preparation and ID-AST tube usage processes.
• Safety: Handling and transcriptions errors reduced to a minimum using barcode labels, RFID data transmission technology and "paper free" data log- in.
• Team and Workflow Flexibility: BD Phoenix™ AP adapts to and facilitates lab workflow with remote racks and inoculation stations.

BD Phoenix™  is providing you the following:

• 85 wells, up to 136 wells dedicated to AST
  
• Real MIC Detection
  without calculation and extrapolation - Testing serial doubling dilution of antimicrobials
  
• Dual AST Technologie
  Turbidity and Redox
  Detection of organism growth and metabolism
  
• Real MIC for 14 to 21 Drugs per Panel
  Wide choice of proven drugs an new ones (Linezolid, Daptomycin ...)

Sensi-Disc™ Susceptibility Discs

• Wide range
• Continuous addition of new antimicrobials
• Accurate antimicrobial potency
• High-quality paper discs
• For easier interpretation, both sides of disc marked with antimicrobial name and content
• To avoid dispenser blockage, last disc of cartridge marked with an X

Sensi-Disc™ Dispensers

• Solid and robust
• Manipulated with one hand
• Convenience of single, 6, 8 and 12 disc dispensers

The Right Information

• A patient-monitoring system consolidating all tests performed by the microbiology laboratory and their entire lifecycles.

• Flexibility in identifying, tracking and reporting resistance mechanisms and transmissible pathogens.
• Customisable alerts and personalised interpretative susceptibility rules according to local guidelines.
• An accurate dashboard enabling hospital epidemiology to monitor antimicrobial resistance and trends based on real MICs.
   

…The Right Communication Process

• Enhance data access with multiple BD EpiCenter™ workstations within the hospital network with no compromise on information quality.
• Create direct communication of “Sentinel events” (MRSA, MDR, etc) utilising existing e-mail system, pda or SMS.
• Control and prioritise the delivery of all results (including direct examinations, cultures, alerts ... ) to the hospital and infection control departments.
• Reduce the time spent from the ordering of the test to availability of results as much as possible (TAT : Turn around Time) to optimise patient treatment.
   

… For The Right Decision

• Efficient diagnosis of infectious diseases Rapid identification of infected patients with transmissible pathogens to ensure the appropriate infection control measures.
• Cross-checking of the patient’s antibiotic therapy with the tests performed by the laboratory in order to adjust patient treatment when necessary.
• Guide in the choice of empirical antibiotic therapy.
• Maintenance of internal staff education on infection diseases.