BD BACTEC™

FX

Next Generation Blood Culture System

The BD BACTEC™ FX is the 10^th generation of BD’s automated blood culture systems, born from the combination of proven technologies (fluorescent detection, resin media) and the latest innovations in ergonomics, design and information technology.

These features make the BD BACTEC™ FX an INTELLIGENT, INNOVATIVE AND INTUITIVE system, capable of responding to your laboratory’s needs of today and tomorrow, providing the assurance of rapid and reliable results.

INTELLIGENT

Patient-orientated Performance

·    Better antibiotic neutralisation: proven superior effectiveness (resin media)

·    A wide range of specific media (paediatric, lytic, mycosis)

·    Rapid time-to-detection: plus 16 algorithms for specific detection

Solutions dedicated to healthcare worker safety

·    Nursing personnel: the system is 100% compatible with safety blood collection devices

·    BD Vacutainer for workflow reduction

·    Microbiologists: secure sub-culture systems

Continuous learning tools

·    Education material for healthcare workers

·    Training of technical personnel

Automatic vial management

·    Automatic synchronisation of data between instruments

·    Possibility to connect instruments remotely*
(* under certain conditions)

INNOVATIVE

Operational effectiveness

·    Space-saving: around 700 vials per square meter!

·    Robust design

Top-quality media to meet the demands of today and tomorrow

·    Translucent media (resins): no interference with Gram staining, direct inoculation of ID/AST panels

·    Progressive: compatible with the most recent identification technology (BD Phoenix, mass spectrometry, PCR)

·    Continuous improvement of media to reduce the time to detection and increase specificity and sensitivity

Modular system with data management by BD EpiCenter

·    Management of statistics

·    Easy access to information: direct or remote access, controlled real-time transmission of data.

INTUITIVE

Blood culture can be as easy as you think

·    Simple: scan and then load the vial wherever you want

·    Accessible: multiple technicians can operate and access information simultaneously

·    Flexible: unloading of vials in batches or singly

·    Ergonomic: visual alarms both inside and outside the drawers

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