Contents
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4.7 Testing Vials .............................................................................................................................. 67
4.8 Printing Reports......................................................................................................................... 67
4.9 Removing Positive, Negative, and Ongoing Vials ..................................................................... 68
4.10 Responding to Alarms and Errors .............................................................................................73
4.11 Power Failures........................................................................................................................... 73
4.12 Operation with a BD EpiCenter™ System ................................................................................. 74
4.12.1 Normal Operations ...................................................................................................... 74
4.12.2 Isolation Mode ............................................................................................................. 75
4.12.3 Degraded Mode Operations ........................................................................................ 77
5 –Reference ..................................................................................................................79
5.1 General...................................................................................................................................... 79
5.2 Software Tree ............................................................................................................................ 79
5.3 Status Display............................................................................................................................ 81
5.3.1 Positive Removal Display............................................................................................ 83
5.3.2 Negative Removal Display .......................................................................................... 84
5.3.3 ID(entify) Anonymous Display ..................................................................................... 86
5.3.4 Vial Entry Display ........................................................................................................88
5.3.5 System Alerts Display ................................................................................................. 90
5.3.6 View Stations Display .................................................................................................. 92
5.3.7 Culture – Patient Display............................................................................................. 93
5.3.8 Culture – Specimen Display ........................................................................................ 96
5.3.9 Culture – Vial Display .................................................................................................. 98
5.3.10 Plot Display ...............................................................................................................101
5.4 Reports Menu .......................................................................................................................... 103
5.4.1 Affected Vials ............................................................................................................ 105
5.4.2 Alert List .................................................................................................................... 106
5.4.3 Contaminant Vials ..................................................................................................... 108
5.4.4 Culture Summary ...................................................................................................... 109
5.4.5 Current Inventory....................................................................................................... 110
5.4.6 Current Negatives ..................................................................................................... 111
5.4.7 Current Positives ....................................................................................................... 112
5.4.8 Loaded Vials..............................................................................................................113
5.4.9 Maintenance QC Report............................................................................................ 114
5.4.10 No Growth Accession................................................................................................ 116
5.4.11 Orphan Vials..............................................................................................................117
5.4.12 Partially Seated Stations ........................................................................................... 118
5.4.13 Pending Report ......................................................................................................... 119
5.4.14 Unloaded Negative Vials ...........................................................................................120
5.4.15 Unloaded Positive Vials............................................................................................. 121
5.4.16 Unloaded Vials .......................................................................................................... 122