法国bioMerieux公司推出细菌感染检测系统

 
一种自动细菌鉴别和抗生素药物敏感检测系统，被设计用于在小型～中型实验室中使用。这套系统已经获得了美国食品药品管理局的批准。

细菌耐药性增加是一种挑战，即时对最有效的抗生素而言，尽早鉴别出耐药细菌能够作出积极的调整措施。法国bioMerieux公司指出，这有助于防止治疗失败，并减少正在出现的耐药情况发生。该公司研制开发了Vitek2 Compact。

Vitek 2 Compact使用多光谱比色仪和透射光学系统， 检测微生物在不同培养基和不同浓度抗生素条件下的生长变化。系统分析法则对这些读数进行解释，快速精确鉴别微生物和药物敏感性结果。Viteck 2 Compact是根据Vitek2的已经得到证实的相同技术制作的，但是体积较小。2005年6月美国亚特兰大举行的美国微生物学学会年会上展示了这套Vitek 2 Compact系统。

bioMerieux公司北美商业分支高级副总裁Herb Steward说：“微生物实验室面临的最重要任务是快速准确地报道结果。准确检测微生物是达到这个目标的第一步，Vitek 2 Compact现在为小型～中型实验室提供了与我们在市场上占领先地位的Viteck 2系统一样快速的检测方法。”
Bacterial Infection Testing System
 
An automated bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing system is designed for use in small to medium-sized laboratories. The system has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The increase in bacterial resistance is a challenge to even the most-effective antibiotics, and identifying resistance as early as possible allows for the use of active measures and therapeutic adjustments. This helps to prevent treatment failures and reduces emerging resistance, states bioMerieux, S.A. (Marcy l’Etoile, France), the developer of Vitek 2 Compact.

Using multi-spectrum colorimetric and transmittance optic systems, the Vitek 2 Compact detects changes in organism growth under various media and antibiotic concentrations. The system’s analysis algorithm then interprets these readings to provide rapid, accurate translation into microorganism identification and susceptibility results. The Viteck 2 Compact is built on the same proven technology as the Vitek 2 but with a smaller footprint. The Vitek 2 Compact was introduced at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Atlanta (GA, USA) in June 2005.

“The most important task facing the microbiology laboratory is reporting rapid, accurate, and clinically relevant results,” said Herb Steward, senior vice president, North American commercial operations of bioMerieux. “Accurate microbial detection is the first step in achieving this goal, and the Vitek 2 Compact can now provide the same rapid results to small and mid-sized labs using the same market-leading technology of our Viteck 2.”