The Previ Color Gram from Biomerieux offers clinical microbiology laboratories an automated solution for routine gram staining.
Designed to streamline a laboratory's workflow, the system's spray nozzles offer standardised results in five minutes for all specimen types, according to the company.
The Previ Color Gram allows users to determine crystal violet and iodine volumes for optimised staining for any specimen thickness and a choice of nine decolourising cycles minimises reagent usage.
Each slide is loaded into a separate chamber to avoid cross contamination and sealed reagent containers and an integrated waste container improve operator safety while allowing users to follow local waste-disposal guidelines.
Biomerieux claims that the flexibility of the Previ Color Gram can be further enhanced by the addition of a Previ Rotor, transforming a system into a compact, easy-to-programme cyto-centrifuge for up to eight slides.
The Previ Color Gram and the Previ Rotor free up time and resources for more important tasks, while helping to fulfil clinical pathology accreditation through enhanced biosecurity.
