Oxoid has announced that its range of MIC Evaluator (MICE) strips has been expanded to include teicoplanin, meropenem, ceftriaxone and clindamycin.
MICE strips accurately determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values, according to the company.
This range of antimicrobial susceptibility testing products provides information to help guide the treatment of critically ill patients.
Oxoid's MICE strips provide a gradient of stabilised antimicrobial, covering 15 doubling dilutions, on a polymer strip format.
Upon application, the antimicrobial is released from the strip, forming a defined concentration gradient in the surrounding agar.
After an incubation, the MIC value is read off where the interface between the zone and growth of the organism touches the strip.
MICE strips have been designed to make interpretation simple through the emphasis on the reading scale of whole-step dilutions, as stated in the standard methods.
Each strip is individually foil wrapped with desiccant to maintain its integrity until use.
To meet the needs of every laboratory, MICE strips are available in stackable boxes of 10 or 50.
New antimicrobials are continually being added to the MICE range.
The strips form part of a collection of Oxoid products for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), which includes culture media (in dehydrated of prepared formats), antimicrobial discs, disc dispensers (for a variety of plate widths), the Oxoid Turbidometer and a selection of QC organisms.
