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BD BBL™ CHROMagar™ Plated Media

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Overview

We have 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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BD Diagnostic Solutions is Now Waters Advanced Diagnostics

BD Diagnostic Solutions and Biosciences have combined with Waters Corporation to create a life sciences and diagnostics leader driven by innovation and a relentless commitment to our customers.

As we begin our new journey as part of Waters, there will be no immediate changes in how we serve you.  The way you order your products and services and how you process payment for them will not change.  Your points of contact for sales, customer service, technical service and support or clinical services will remain the same. 

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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

Disclaimer: 

This business has been acquired by Waters Corporation (“Waters”). For products referenced on this page, the legal manufacturer remains Becton, Dickinson and Company or one of its affiliates or subsidiaries (“BD”) until all required regulatory transfers are completed. During this interim period, BD maintains full responsibility for all regulatory obligations of the legal manufacturer. Product information provided here is supplied under the regulatory authority of BD. To learn more about the relationship between Waters and BD during this transition period, please see our detailed summary waters.com/bdtransaction.

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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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