Apparatus and method for detecting, quantifying and characterizing microorganisms
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for detecting, quantifying and characterizing microorganisms 有权
    用于检测,定量和表征微生物的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06251624B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-26

    申请号:US09502678

    申请日:2000-02-11

    IPC分类号: C12Q104

    摘要: A method and apparatus for performing microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing include disposable, multi-chambered susceptibility plates and an automated plate handler and image acquisition and processing instrument is described. The susceptibility plates are inoculated with a suitable microorganism such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae or viruses and anti-microbial agent(s) are applied that the microorganism is exposed to at a variety of concentrations or a gradient of each anti-microbial agent. The plates are then placed in the instrument, which monitors and measures the growth or lack thereof of the microorganisms. This data is used to determine the susceptibility of the microorganism to the antibiotics. Such a system automates anti-microbial susceptibility testing using solid media and Carbo-Bauer standardized result reporting. The system provides a level of automation previously associated only with broth micro dilution testing, while retaining the advantages of the manual disk diffusion test.

    摘要翻译: 用于进行微生物抗生素敏感性试验的方法和装置包括一次性多室敏感性板和自动板处理器以及图像采集和处理仪器。 敏感性板用合适的微生物如细菌,真菌,原生动物,藻类或病毒接种,并且应用抗微生物剂,微生物以各种浓度或每种抗微生物剂的梯度暴露 。 然后将板放置在仪器中,其监测和测量微生物的生长或缺乏。 该数据用于确定微生物对抗生素的敏感性。 这种系统使用固体培养基和Carbo-Bauer标准化结果报告自动化抗微生物敏感性测试。 该系统提供以前仅与肉汤微量稀释测试相关的自动化水平,同时保留手动盘扩散测试的优点。

    Device and method for microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing
    4.
    发明授权
    Device and method for microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing 有权
    微生物抗生素敏感性试验装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US6153400A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-28

    申请号:US267863

    申请日:1999-03-12

    CPC分类号: G01N21/253 C12Q1/18

    摘要: A method and apparatus for performing microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing include disposable, multi-chambered susceptibility plates and an automated plate handler and image acquisition and processing instrument. The susceptibility plates are inoculated with a microorganism (any suitable organism such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae or viruses) and anti-microbial agent(s) are applied such that the microorganism is exposed to a variety of concentrations, or a gradient of each anti-microbial agent. The plates are then placed in the instrument, which monitors and measures the growth (or lack thereof) of the microorganisms. This data is used to determine the susceptibility of the microorganism to the antibiotics. Such a system automates antimicrobial susceptibility testing using solid media and Kirby-Bauer standardized result reporting. The system provides a level of automation previously associated only with broth microdilution testing, while retaining the advantages of the manual disk diffusion test.

    摘要翻译: 用于进行微生物抗生素敏感性试验的方法和装置包括一次性多室敏感性板和自动板处理器和图像采集和处理仪器。 用微生物(诸如细菌,真菌,原生动物,藻类或病毒的任何合适的生物体)接种敏感性板,并施用抗微生物剂,使得微生物暴露于多种浓度或梯度 每种抗微生物剂。 然后将板放置在仪器中,其监测和测量微生物的生长(或不存在)。 该数据用于确定微生物对抗生素的敏感性。 这种系统使用固体培养基和Kirby-Bauer标准化结果报告自动化抗微生物药敏试验。 该系统提供了以前仅与肉汤微量稀释测试相关联的自动化水平,同时保留了手动盘扩散测试的优点。