BACT/ALERT® 3D: Fast and accurate blood culture results
The BACT/ALERT 3D instrument is a state-of-the-art, automated microbial detection system. The BACT/ALERT system offers advantages in every dimension of microbial detection testing.
From its space-saving modular design to its easy touch-screen operation and flexible data management options, every size laboratory can perform microbial detection with the BACT/ALERT 3D.
Features & Benefits
Because it's so easy to use, BACT/ALERT 3D saves time, facilitates cross-training and helps prevent errors. This system offers immediate bottle recognition, putting you in control of bottle loading and unloading and virtually eliminating bottle handling errors during microbial detection testing. The system's automatic, built-in quality control, along with a low false positive rate and a rapid response time of this system, means you do more in less time with greater accuracy.
The latest generation of BACT/ALERT Culture Media brings the most advanced, innovative microbial growth and detection technology to your laboratory. BACT/ALERT media provide unsurpassed performance, in the detection of a wide variety of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, and yeasts.
With flexible data management options of an automated microbial detection system, and available with many different system options, BACT/ALERT 3D allows you to choose the best configuration for your laboratory.
Efficient Septicemia Diagnosis with BACT/ALERT® 3D Automated Microbial Detection Systems
The BACT/ALERT® 3D family of products brings you automated microbial detection systems with advantages in every dimension of blood culture testing from safety and design to recovery and accuracy. The systems provide optimal environments for the recovery of a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and mycobacteria. BACT/ALERT® 3D offers all of this in a single innovative platform that is compact, modular, and flexible.
As labs face the challenges of higher volumes, demand for reduced turnaround and the need to use staff resources effectively, it is critical that workflow is scalable, efficient, and smart. BACT/ALERT® 3D instrument’s workflow helps you meet all those challenges with its easy-to-use and intuitive handling, while also reducing the risk of errors.
Scalability
- Adaptable to your routine blood culture needs
- Expandable design enables extra testing capacity and saves space
- Same footprint as other small platforms with 2-3 times the bottle capacity
- Designed to fit any laboratory layout
Efficiency
- Only 2 bottle types to manage for both blood and sterile body fluids
- Easy handling for less training and labor needs
- Easy-to-use touchscreen interface and simple workflow procedure
- Detect a wide range of bacteria and yeast
- Low user maintenance and bioMérieux support and training
Real Time Detection
- Colorimetric change at the bottom of bottles allows for earlier detection and immediate action
- Positive bottle alerts for immediate intervention
- Comprehensive Blood Culture process and contamination monitoring with remote alarm capability
- Full connectivity with MAESTRIATM software including remote notification and easy-to-generate customizable reports
