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The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System is an automated system for qualitative antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of organisms direct from positive blood culture. The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System does not provide organism identification. The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System is an automated system that uses an array of sensors to detect volatile organic compounds emitted by growing bacteria for the in vitro quantitative determination of antimicrobial susceptibility. The VITEK® REVEAL™ GN AST Assay is indicated for susceptibility testing direct from positive blood culture samples signaled as positive by a continuous monitoring blood culture system and confirmed to contain gramnegative bacilli by Gram stain. Organism identification is required for AST result interpretation and reporting. This test is performed by laboratory health professionals in a clinical diagnostic setting. Results may be used as an aid to clinicians in determining appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Test results from the VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System should be interpreted in conjunction with other clinical and laboratory findings. Standard laboratory protocols for processing positive blood cultures should be followed to ensure availability of isolates for supplemental testing. Sub-culturing is necessary to support further testing for: bacteria and antimicrobials not on the VITEK® REVEAL™ GN AST Assay panel, inconclusive results, epidemiologic testing, recovery of organisms present in positive blood cultures samples, and susceptibility testing of bacteria in polymicrobial samples. The VITEK® REVEAL™ GN AST Assay tests the following antimicrobial agents with the specific target organisms identified below: Amikacin: Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, Citrobacter freundii (including Citrobacter freundii complex), Enterobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens Amoxicillin/clavulanate: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Proteus mirabilis Ampicillin/sulbactam: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Proteus mirabilis Aztreonam: Citrobacter freundii complex), Enterobacter cloacae (including E. cloacae complex), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae (including K. pneumoniae group), Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cefepime: Citrobacter koseri (syn. C. diversus), Enterobacter cloacae (including E. cloacae complex), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species (including K. pneumoniae group and K. aerogenes), Klebsiella oxytoca, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cefotaxime: Acinetobacter baumanni-calcoaceticus complex, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group Ceftazidime: Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, Citrobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group Ceftazidime/avibactam: Citrobacter freundii complex, Citrobacter cloacae (including E. cloacae complex), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae (including K. pneumoniae group), Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ceftolozane/tazobactam: Citrobacter koseri, Enterobacter cloacae (including E. cloacae complex), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ceftriaxone: Enterobacter cloacae (including E. cloacae complex), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae (including K. pneumoniae group), Proteus mirabilis Cefuroxime: Citrobacter koseri, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Klebsiella oxytoca, Proteus mirabilis Ciprofloxacin: Citrobacter freundit complex), Enterobacter cloacae (including E. cloacae complex), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae (including K. pneumoniae group), Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens Ertapenem: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae (including K. pneumoniae group), Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris Gentamicin: Citrobacter freundii complex, Citrobacter koseri, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens Imipenem: Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, Citrobacter koseri, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens Levofloxacin: Citrobacter koseri, Citrobacter freundii complex), Enterobacter cloacae (including E. cloacae complex), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae (including K. pneumoniae group), Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens Meropenem: Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, Enterobacter cloacae (including E. cloacae complex), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae (including K. pneumoniae group), Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens Meropenem/vaborbactam: Citrobacter freundii (incluidng C. freundii complex), Citrobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae (including K. pneumoniae group), Proteus mirabilis Piperacillin/tazobactam: Citrobacter koseri, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae group), Proteus vulgaris Tetracycline: Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group Tobramycin: Citrobacter freundii complex, Citrobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae group ESBL Confirmation test: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group

The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System is an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) automated platform for phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) of bacterial samples, directly from positive blood cultures. The System utilizes broth microdilution (BMD) principles to quickly and accurately determine Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC) for the drugs on the VITEK® REVEAL™ GN AST Assay, and in combination with species identification (obtained from an FDA-cleared rapid ID method), will provide a Susceptible / Intermediate / Resistant (SIR) determination, or a Positive/Negative (POS/NEG) determination for the ESBL Confirmation screen test, for the species tested. The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System is indicated for susceptibility testing of specific Gramnegative bacteria commonly associated with bacteremia (Table 1). Sample preparation for testing in the VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System is fast, simple, and requires minimal skill. After a blood culture sample is identified as positive by a validated, automated blood culture system, a Gram stain is performed to confirm positivity and to determine whether the sample is Gram-positive, Gram-negative, or yeast. Samples determined by Gram stain to be monomicrobial for Gram-negative bacteria are diluted in Pluronic water and dispensed into VITEK® REVEAL™ Antibiotic Panels, containing serial dilutions of antibiotics and dried media. A VITEK® REVEAL™ Sensor Panel is sealed atop an inoculated VITEK® REVEAL™ Antibiotic Panel using the VITEK® REVEAL™ Sealer in an AST disposable assembly comprising a VITEK® REVEAL™ GN AST Assay. The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System detects bacterial growth using an array of proprietary chemical Small Molecule Sensors (SMS), which change color in the presence of various metabolic gases (volatile organic compounds) emitted by growing bacteria during incubation. The SMS arrays, printed onto the VITEK® REVEAL™ Sensor Panel, are positioned atop each well of the VITEK® REVEAL™ Antibiotic Panel. The sealed VITEK® REVEAL™ GN AST Assay is placed in the VITEK® REVEAL™ Instrument, which functions as an incubator for the samples being tested and optically monitors and tracks the change in sensor colors as the bacteria grow. These color changes are monitored by a scan every 10 minutes, allowing a real-time assessment of growth as a function of antibiotic concentration. A real-time algorithm detects sensor array responses indicating the volatile-compound emissions that are associated with bacterial population growth. Each antimicrobial agent-containing well is then compared to the response in control wells (the positive control well containing no antimicrobial agent, and the negative containing no growth media). Bacterial growth (indicating resistance) or inhibition of growth (indicating susceptibility) relative to these controls is determined for each antimicrobial agent-concentration pair. The MIC is defined as the lowest concentration of antimicrobial agent that inhibits growth. Categorical interpretation (SIR result) is furnished based on current FDA or FDA-recognized CLSI breakpoints for each antimicrobial. Species identification by an FDA-cleared test method may be entered at any time during the AST run or after the AST run. The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System includes a VITEK® REVEAL™ Sealer, a VITEK® REVEAL™ Instrument, and a master controller computer (MCC)/touch screen monitor. The system is scalable, and up to eight (8) VITEK® REVEAL™ Instruments can be controlled by one user-friendly, touchscreen interface. The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System is also modular, avoiding the risk of a single instrument failure causing an interruption in laboratory testing. Each VITEK® REVEAL™ Instrument has two independently loadable drawers with each drawer able to hold two (2) GN AST Assays. A single VITEK® REVEAL™ Sealer can support multiple VITEK® REVEAL™ instruments since each sealing step takes less than a minute with a one-button operation.