MICRONAUT—Antimycotic MIC testing
 
Based on EUCAST, these products provides MICs for antimycotics used to treat yeast and moulds

Micronaut AM MIC provides laboratories with the possibility to determine the MIC  of up to 9 antimycotics on a single plate.
​For details of antimycotics included download attached file.
 
The method used  is broth microdilution described in ISO 20776-1:2006 referred to in EUCAST documents

All 9 agents are available on a single plate. for a  single sample in product code M/E1-831-040
Alternatively with the top 6 agents only, two  samples can be processed on a single plate product code M/E1-832-040

Two Protocols
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The MICRONAUT antimycotic products are unique in that they offer protocols for rapid growing (e.g. Candida albicans and slow growing (e.g. filamentous fungi)l organisms.
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Reading and Interpretation can be done manually, or with the aid of a photometer with software that incorporates expert rules and can be linked to LIMS systems.
 
 All interpretation is according to EUCAST where EUCAST values are available ​

Features and benefits 
• Standardized MIC determination of antifungal agents with the newly composed MICRONAUT 1640 medium 
+ MOPS + Glucose for application in routine laboratory diagnostics 
• Due to the spectrum of antifungal agents, the MIC plate is appropriate for testing yeasts and cryptococci originating from hospital and community acquired infections 
• Growth of the fungi is indicated by a color change from blue to pink mediated by the AFST indicator supplemented to the test medium 
• Easy visual or photometric reading and evaluation of the AFST results is provided by the colour change of the AST indicator 
• The MICRONAUT software provides reading, evaluation and interpretation according to the latest EUCAST criteria

Procedure
• Prepare a 0.5 McFarland bacteria suspension in NaCl
• Transfer an aliquot into MICRONAUT-RPMI 1640 medium + MOPS + Glucose
• Add AST indicator (Redox dye)
• Inoculate the MICRONAUT-AM Antifungal Agents MIC plate
• Incubate for 24 hours for yeast and 48 hours for Cryptococci at 35-37°C
• Read the result visually or measure photometrically

​Shelf life and storage
• Shelf life: 24 months from date of production
• Storage: at room temperature (15-25°C)

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