HB&L®
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FIRST ANALYSER FOR BACTERIAL CULTURE AND THE SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING IN HUMAN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS AND URINE The extreme flexibility of HB&L is the answer to the most varied needs of modern microbiology laboratory test and susceptibility testing on samples such as urine, sterile or non sterile fluids and other biological samples. Using the patented technology based on light scattering it is able to detect the presence of bacteria and their drug resistance in a few hours with high sensitivity and specificity. HB&L monitors the growth phases of bacteria from the inoculum step into specific culture broths providing real time growth curves and quantitative bacterial count results in CFU/ml. All the samples are incubated on board at 37°C and only live bacteria are detected while interference from non replicating substances such as erythrocytes, leucocytes, dead cells and salts present in the sample are eliminated during the initial zero reading. Broth turbidity level is detected by McFarland Monitor and, as the sample reaches the 0.5 McFarland, a visual and audible alert advises that the bacterial culture is ready to be tested for a customized antibiotic panel without awaiting the end of the analysis and avoiding further dilution steps. The HB&L supports a bi-directional interface for sample data communication and result transmission. The software flexibility of the HB&L allows different tests to be performed simultaneously; each reading unit position is independent from the others and can be set according to sample type, incubation time, test profile, analytical protocol and cut-off. Two HB&L models are available, one version with 120 sample positions and a 60 position “light” version for reduced workload. New applications for the direct susceptibility testing from positive blood culture samples and MDRO screening are now available. HB&L is the first analyzer able to perform bacterial culture, RAA HB&L Code SI 190.300 HB&L Light Code SI 190.300L WindowsTM operating System CUSTOMIZABLE PROTOCOLS WITH DIFFERENT INCUBATION TIMES AND CUT-OFFS FAST PROTOCOL (URINE ONLY) THRESHOLD (CFU/ml) STANDARD PROTOCOL (URINE or HBL) THRESHOLD (CFU/ml) Urine culture 3 hours, cutoff 30.000 CFU/ml Residual Antimicrobial Activity (RAA) test Simultaneously to the culture test Human Biological Liquid Bacterial Culture* 6 hours, cutoff <50 CFU/ml Bacteria Culture on special sample* 6 hours, cutoff <50 CFU/ml MDRO culture screening Aerobics, Anaerobics and Fungi detection 48 hours for microbiological suitability tests* Susceptibility testing with customised antibiotic panel for: · Urine · Human Biological Liquids · Positive Blood Culture · Isolated Colonies Due to regulatory requirements, the products listed herein are available for sale in any relevant Country territory provided that they have been registered according to the applicable domestic law. The products listed herein may have incurred changes with respect to the las

FEATURES Light Scattering Technology Quantitative results expressed in CFU/ml Susceptibility testing with customised antibiotic panel Real time detection of bacterial growth curves Integrated turbidimeter with McFarland Monitor Single sample management with customised analysis profile: incubation time, analytical protocol, cut-off Continuous loading Automatic result reading and reporting Integrated thermal printer External Barcode-reader LIS bidirectional interface 37°C incubation Dedicated area for lyophilized bacteria reconstitution User-friendly software Customized reports Database for...