Extra Colour with ChromID Bi-Plates

bioMérieux has expanded its pioneering range of chromID chromogenic culture media to offer even greater practicality and performance. The new range of chromID bi-plates combines two media on the same plate, helping clinical laboratories to meet daily culturing and identification challenges more efficiently. Chromogenic media offer enhanced bacterial identification over traditional media through colour differentiation. The intensity and specificity of the colours of chromID media optimise microbial enumeration, making it easy to rapidly identify bacterial colonies. bioMérieux has paired these innovative media with carefully selected, clinically relevant media to offer greater flexibility for laboratory workflows, reducing the number of plates requiring inoculation. The current range includes CPS®/Columbia CNA 5% sheep blood, Mac Conkey/Columbia CNA 5% sheep blood, Strepto B/Columbia CNA 5% sheep blood, Candida/ SGC 2 (Sabouraud gentamicin chloramphenicol 2) and salmonella/Hektoen, with additional plates due later in the year. ChromID bi-plates offer dramatic savings by reducing storage requirements in fridges and incubators, cutting down on waste packaging and streamlining laboratory workflows. Simultaneous reading of two media means results can be obtained more quickly – leading to faster and more objective decision making – reducing the number of plates used and helping to ensure full traceability.