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AST-GN75
Gram Negative Susceptibility Card
SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION
The VITEK
®
2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Card is
intended for use with the VITEK 2 Systems in clinical
laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the
susceptibility of clinically significant aerobic gram-
negative bacilli
to antimicrobial agents when used as
instructed in the Product Information manual.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
A package insert is provided in the kit or downloadable
from www.biomerieux.com/techlib
See the Product Information manual for additional
Instructions for Use.
STORAGE CONDITIONS
Store at 2° to 8° C.
CONTENTS OF THE CARD
Antimicrobic Code Concentration §
Calling Range
≤
≥
FDA Indications for Use
Amikacin AN 8, 16, 64 2 64 CSAGNB**
Ampicillin AM 4, 8, 32 2 32 CSAGNB**
Ampicillin/Sulbactam SAM 4/2, 16/8, 32/16 2/1 32/16 CSAGNB**
Cefazolin CZ 4, 16, 64 4 64 CSAGNB**
Cefepime FEP 2, 8, 16, 32 1 64 CSAGNB**
Cefoxitin FOX 8, 16, 32 4 64 CSAGNB**
Ceftazidime CAZ 1, 2, 8, 32 1 64 CSAGNB**
Ceftriaxone CRO 1, 2, 8, 32 1 64 CSAGNB**
Ciprofloxacin CIP 0.5, 2, 4 0.25 4 CSAGNB**
Ertapenem
c
ETP 0.5, 1, 6 0.5 8
E. coli, K. pneumoniae, C. freundii,
C. koseri, E. aerogenes, E. cloacae,
Kox(-ESBL)**, M. morganii, P. mirabilis,
P. vulgaris, S. marcescens
ESBL
,
ESB
FEP 1, CTX 0.5, CAZ
0.5, FEP/CA 1/10,
CTX/CA 0.5/4, CAZ/CA
0.5/4
NEG POS E. coli, K. pneumoniae, K. oxytoca
Gentamicin GM 4, 16, 32 1 16 CSAGNB**
Levofloxacin LEV
!
0.25, 0.5, 2, 8 0.12 8
E. cloacae, E. coli, K. pneumoniae,
P. mirabilis, P. aeruginosa,
S. marcescens, A. baumannii, A. lwoffii,
C. koseri, C. freundii, E. aerogenes,
E. sakazakii, K. oxytoca, M. morganii,
P. agglomerans, P. vulgaris, Pv. rettgeri,
Pv. stuartii, P. fluorescens, C. sakazakii
Meropenem MEM
!
0.5, 2, 6, 12 0.25 16
E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa,
P. mirabilis, Acinetobacter spp.,
C. freundii, E. cloacae, K. oxytoca,
M. morganii, P. vulgaris, S. marcescens,
A. hydrophila, C. diversus, H. alvei,
P. multocida, Salmonella spp.,
Shigella spp.
Nitrofurantoin FT 16, 32, 64 16 512 CSAGNB**
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