BACTEC™ Instrumented Blood Culture Systems
The BACTEC blood culture system is a fully automated microbiology growth and detection system designed to detect microbial growth from blood specimens. The BACTEC™ FX and the BACTEC™ 9000 family of continuous monitoring blood culturing instruments offering performance, safety, reliability, ease of use, media quality and service.
BD BACTEC™ FX
Fluorescent Technology and eXceptional Performance, Improving Workflow Efficiencies from Specimen Collection to Actionable Results
Blood culture testing is one of the most important functions of the microbiology laboratory as clinicians rely on this information to aid in the diagnosis of bacteremia and fungemia. The BACTEC FX System builds on the proven history of previous BACTEC instrumentation; it goes much further with exciting innovations such as: Vial-activated workflow, advanced ergonomics, remote alarms and blood culture observation, and customer-focused data management. The instrument design provides optimal, easy-to-use workflow in a compact, modular design. The BACTEC FX System can be adapted for multiple configurations that are space saving and conserve time for the laboratory staff.
BD BACTEC™ 9000 Series Instrumented Blood Culture Systems
Continuous Monitoring Technology
BACTEC 9000 Systems feature the unique BACTEC 9000 fluorescent sensor technology that allows for fully-automated, walk-away testing using a continuous-monitoring instrument that agitates and incubates BACTEC/F blood culture bottles, resulting in earlier detection of positives.
The BACTEC instrument also provides advanced algorithms for individual bottle types, for special circumstances such as low blood volume, pediatric specimens, or to detect slow growing organisms such as Haemophilus and Neisseria. These algorithms provide rapid detection of pathogens in blood culture.
Data management systems with barcode scanning capabilities provide rapid entry of bottles into the BACTEC 9000 series instrument and linkage to patient information. Bidirectional LIS interface eliminates 80% of key strokes for the computer operator and allows personnel on all shifts and with differing levels of experience to quickly master data/ bottle entry, thus reducing labor and improving time-to-results.
Automated BIT testing provides QC for every well in the system every 10 minutes, eliminating the need for several QC procedures. This QC conforms to CLIA '88 regulations.
Simple Operation
In the BACTEC 9000 instrument, step-by-step directions for bottle processing and test initiation are provided by scanning the barcode test menu.
Patient demographics can be entered into the system using the BACTEC Barcode Scanner or directly downloaded from the LIS system. They can also be entered via keyboard, if desired.
Bottles are tested every 10 minutes. Positive results are flagged for quick processing. Negative bottles can be batch-scanned out of the system and unloaded at the end of protocol.