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VITEK® 2: Healthcare
Optimizing Collection to Care
The VITEK 2 system has everything healthcare laboratories need for fast, accurate microbial identification, and antibiotic susceptibility testing.
The innovative VITEK 2 microbial identification system includes an expanded identification database, the most automated platform available, rapid results, improved confidence, with minimal training time.
The VITEK 2 system next-generation platform provides greater automation while increasing safety and eliminating repetitive manual operations. The rapid response time means results can be provided more quickly than with manual microbial identification techniques.
VITEK 2: OVERVIEW
The VITEK 2 system offers:
- Windows® based, user-friendly software
- bi-directional interface
- epidemiology report module
- ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM™ (AES) software for on-line result validation
- a new generation of test cards
- a comprehensive database
Automated systems:
- VITEK® 2 XL
- VITEK® 2 60
- VITEK® 2 Compact 60
- VITEK® 2 Compact 30
- VITEK® 2 Compact 15
USES
- Microbial Identification - bacteria and yeast identification (ID)
- Antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) and resistance mechanism detection
- Epidemiologic trending and reporting
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
The VITEK 2 system can:
- Reduce time to microbial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing results
- Offer an extensive identification and susceptibility menu
- Reduce waste with a miniaturized card-format that measures 10 cm x 6 cm x 0.5 cm and weighs only 16 grams
- Meet the needs of any size laboratory
VITEK 2 systems use Advanced Colorimetry™, an identification technology that enables identification of routine clinical isolates. Advanced Colorimetry provides:
- High discrimination between species
- Low rate of multiple choice and misidentified species
- Minimal number of off-line tests
The system includes an ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM (AES) that analyzes MIC patterns and detects phenotypes for most organisms tested. This helps optimize laboratory efficiency for lean laboratory management. Rapid results allow clinicians to discontinue empiric therapy and prescribe targeted therapy, resulting in improved patient outcomes and enhanced antibiotic stewardship.
With its ability to provide accurate “fingerprint” recognition of bacterial resistance mechanisms and phenotypes, the ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM (AES) is a critical component of VITEK 2 technology.
VITEK 2 technology with the ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM offers:
- Knowledge base developed from >100,000 references
- >2,000 described phenotypes
- >20,000 MIC distributions
- >100 resistance mechanisms detected
- >99 organisms
- On average, provides a resulting range of five to seven MIC doubling dilutions per antibiotic
- Extended MIC range to enable low-level resistance detection
- Resistance-oriented results that highlight unusual phenotypes
- Deduced antibiotic results to meet formulary requirements
- Checks every result every time
Learn more about the synergy between VITEK 2 and ETEST®
VITEK 2: HEALTHCARE FEATURES & SPECS
VITEK 2 Automated Systems
VITEK 2 is a fully automated system that performs bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing.
VITEK 2 offers:
- Intuitive software
- User interface screen for immediate notification of system status to increase productivity.
- Unique vacuum filler provides both safety and the highest level of automation.
- Elimination of many manual steps:
- Designed for simple temperature verification.
- Completed tests are automatically ejected into an ergonomic trash container.
For larger volume labs, VITEK 2 is available in two sizes: VITEK® 2 XL and VITEK® 2 60
VITEK® 2 Compact Automated Systems:
The VITEK 2 Compact bacterial identification system, which is available in three sizes, brings VITEK 2 technology to laboratories of every size. This instrument uses the same ID/AST cards, data management software and ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM™ (AES) as the larger VITEK 2 instrument.
The VITEK 2 Compact features:
- Three-step setup procedure
- High level of automation
- Intuitive, icon-driven software
- Familiar Windows® format
- Easy graphical representation of phenotypes
- One-click result validation
Bringing VITEK 2 productivity and automation to every laboratory
- Proven VITEK 2 Technology available for every size laboratory
- Proven identifications using the same ID cards as the larger family of VITEK 2 instruments
- Easy training and implementation reduces training time with icon-driven, user-friendly Microsoft Windows®-based PC software
- Improved workflow results in time, labor, and money savings
- Peace-of-mind and increased confidence with AES, the only second-generation expert system available for antibiotic susceptibility testing
- Rapid, reliable MIC susceptibility results
A compact design for optimal space savings:
- Height: 24" (60 cm) / Width: 28" (72 cm)
- Depth: 27" (68 cm) / Weight: 165 lbs (75kg)
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VITEK 2: HEALTHCARE USES
- Microbial Identification - bacteria and yeast identification (ID)
- Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) and resistance mechanism detection
- Epidemiologic trending and reporting
- Most automated Microbial ID/Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) platform reduces set-up time and minimizes manual steps
- Ergonomic workflow decreases the risk of repetitive motion injuries
- Compact, sealed ID/AST cards enhance laboratory safety, minimizes waste and prevents biohazard spills
- Rapid microorganism identification (ID)
- Gram negative bacterial identification
- Gram positive bacterial identification
- Yeast identification
- Neisseria, Haemophilus and other fastidious Gram negative bacteria identification
- Anaerobic bacteria and coryneform bacteria identification
- Rapid, same-day antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) increases microbiology’s relevance
- VITEK 2 and ETEST® meet a laboratory’s antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) needs and deliver minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for most organisms
- Gram negative antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) cards
- Gram positive antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) cards
- Fluconazole antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) card for yeast susceptibility testing
- ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM™ (AES) automatically validates every result
- Resistance detection by phenotype identification
- Data management software and bidirectional interface with laboratory information system (LIS) allows for generation of epidemiology reports and antibiograms
VITEK 2: HEALTHCARE REAGENTS
The wide variety of VITEK 2 identification cards (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) cards provides testing flexibility. This unique feature helps the laboratory control expenses and eliminates unnecessary testing.
The VITEK 2 System and Test Cards originated with the NASA space program to identify infections in astronauts. This breakthrough innovation led to today’s VITEK 2 technology.
The VITEK 2 card is the size and shape of a playing card and contains 64 microwells. Each well contains identification substrates or antimicrobials. VITEK 2 offers a comprehensive menu for the identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing of organisms.
The VITEK 2 Test Card is sealed, which minimizes aerosols, splattering, spills, and personal contamination. Disposable waste is reduced by more than 80% over microtiter methods.
VITEK 2 Test Cards offered
Identification
- GN ID Card, Product number 21341
- Gram negative bacterial identification
- GP ID Card, Product number 21342
- Gram positive bacterial identification
- YST ID Card, Product number 21343
- Yeast identification
- NH ID Card, Product number 21346
- Neisseria, Haemophilus and other fastidious Gram negative bacteria identification
- ANC ID Card, Product number 21347
- Anaerobic bacteria and coryneform bacteria identification
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST)
- Gram positive antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) cards
- Gram negative antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) cards
- Yeast antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) card
Download the VITEK 2 AST Card Selection Guide
Download the VITEK 2 AST Card Brochure
VITEK 2: HEALTHCARE SOFTWARE
PC-based software:
Intuitive, icon-driven software in a familiar Windows® format.
VITEK 2 ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM™ (AES):
ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM (AES) analyzes MIC patterns and detects phenotypes for most organisms tested. This helps optimize laboratory efficiency for LEAN laboratory management.
VITEK® 2 OBSERVA®:
OBSERVA is an information management system that stores the test data generated by the VITEK 2 or VITEK 2 Compact. The information is then gathered and formatted into many vital reports, including epidemiology and statistical reports. Additionally, data can be exported for analysis in other PC-based software programs. Not available for VITEK 2 Compact 15. Click here to view a demo of OBSERVA.
VITEK® 2 PC5.01:
PC5.01 introduces new features to enhance efficiency and workflow. Multi user remote access, preliminary results, and new menu options have been shown to improve laboratory operations.
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Quality Control:
This module provides your laboratory with the ability to store the VITEK® 2 Card Quality Control results and track quality control performance. Cumulative Quality Control reports are easily generated and can list all results with the exceptions flagged or list exceptions only.
Bi-directional Computer Interface (BCI):
With the Bi-directional Computer Interface (BCI) package, the VITEK 2 can receive patient information directly from the Laboratory Information System and transmit microbiology test data directly to it. This minimizes keystrokes and data transcription errors while automatically uploading test data into the LIS. BCI plays an integrated role in providing rapid reporting of identification and antimicrobial susceptibility results.
