BD Phoenix™ AP Instrument
Support workflow efficiency by automating and standardizing inoculum preparation for identification and susceptibility testing.
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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is regarded as one of the most technically demanding resource-intensive tasks1. The complexity is evolving with changing regulatory requirements, breakpoint updates and emerging resistance threats.1,2
The BD Phoenix™ AP Instrument automates human processes, decreasing technologist time and labor to prepare the panels, standardizing inoculum preparation and incorporating automated nephelometry.3,4
The efficiency provided by the BD Phoenix™ AP powered by technology of the BD Phoenix™ M50 is the engine behind accurate results.
More focus, less fatigue
BD Phoenix™ AP requires fewer repetitive manual tasks keep your team focused on what matters most:
- Automated nephelometry
- 50% less hands-on time per sample compared to manual methods4
- 12% reduction in hands-on time compared to bioMérieux Vitek®4
Reduce variability in McFarland preparation through automation with BD Phoenix™ AP
- Standardizes McFarland preparation3
- Help reduce the potential for human error due to variability in manual sample preparation4
- Capable of processing a starting McFarland of 0.20 to 4.0 to the appropriate testing McFarland3
- Increase consistency of isolate preparation3
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1. Humphries RM, Simner PJ, Major updates to FDA-recognized Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute breakpoints are a win for the fight against antimicrobial resistance, JCM Vol. 63, May 2025.
2. Gajic, I.; Kabic, J.; Kekic, D.; Jovicevic, M.; Milenkovic, M.; Mitic Culafic, D.; Trudic, A.; Ranin, L.; Opavski, N. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: A Comprehensive Review of Currently Used Methods. Antibiotics 2022, 11, 427
3. BD Phoenix™ AP Instrument User's Manual (8085581)
4. Junkins A et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2010;48(5):1929–31.
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