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BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ Plated Media

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Overview

BD has manufactured high-quality BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ for microbiology laboratories for over 20 years.

The BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ family uses a chromogen mix that releases colored compounds after degradation by specific microbial enzymes. You can visually detect the bacteria by a distinct color change within the colony, so you can easily differentiate species with minimal confirmatory tests.8

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Features and Benefits

Rapid Presumptive Identification

  • Enables the potential for faster turnaround by allowing the visual identification without additional confirmatory tests for certain organisms.1   

Improved Workflow Efficiency

  • Easier identification of mixed cultures1 
  • Fewer subculture and confirmatory tests1*
  • Reduced time to result and save time on routine tests1*
  • Overall cost savings and higher profitability2

Enhanced Diagnostic Accuracy

  • Distinctive color reactions may reduce interpretation errors and improve confidence in preliminary results.9   

Support Infection Control

  • MRSA plates aid in the screening and controlling hospital-acquired infections10    

* Compared to conventional media when using the direct identification capabilities of CHROMagar™ Orientation for E. coli and Enterococcus or CHROMagar™ MRSA for MRSA.1

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References
  1. Manickam, K, CHROMagar Orientation Medium Reduces Urine Culture Workload, JCM, April 2013 vol 51(4)1179-1183.
  2. D’Souza, HA, Baron, EJ, Practical Bench Comparison of BBL™ CHROMagar™ Orientation and Standard 2-Plate Media for Urine Cultures, JCM, Jan 2004, p.60-64.
  3. BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ Orientation medium [BD product insert] 8011255, Rev. 4 February 2018.
  4. BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ MRSA II medium [BD product insert] L010089, Rev. 3 March 2017.
  5. BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ MRSAII / Staph aureus medium [BD product insert] L010678, Rev. 3, November 2018.
  6. BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ Staph aureus medium [BD product insert] 8010756,  Rev. 2, December 2016.
  7. BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ Candida medium [BD product insert] 8012620,  Rev. 2, February 2017.
  8. BD Difco™ & BBL™ Manual
  9. Gerald A. Denys, Pamela B. Renzi, Kim M. Koch, Carol M. Wissel, Three-Way Comparison of BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ MRSA II, MRSASelect, and Spectra MRSA for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Nasal Surveillance Cultures, JCM, January 2013, vol. 51(1), 2022-12.
  10. Evan Symons, Devin VanWanzeele, Russell McCulloh, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance Testing: More Than Meets the Nare, Hosp Pediatr (2024) 14 (2): e113–e115.
  11. Kiestra™ Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Application User's Manual Powered by BD Synapsys™ Informatics Solution
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Rapid Presumptive Identification

,
  • Enables the potential for faster turnaround by allowing the visual identification without additional confirmatory tests for certain organisms.1   
,

Improved Workflow Efficiency

,
  • Easier identification of mixed cultures1 
  • Fewer subculture and confirmatory tests1*
  • Reduced time to result and save time on routine tests1*
  • Overall cost savings and higher profitability2
,

Enhanced Diagnostic Accuracy

,
  • Distinctive color reactions may reduce interpretation errors and improve confidence in preliminary results.9   
,

Support Infection Control

,
  • MRSA plates aid in the screening and controlling hospital-acquired infections10    
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