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Chromogenic & High Medical Value Media

Patented chromogenic media for rapid, reliable culture & identification for recovery of high prevalence clinically-relevant pathogens

The innovative and extensive CHROMID® range of chromogenic media is the easy way to rapidly and reliably detect and identify microorganisms for faster/direct ID of pathogens and MDRO. The intensity and specificity of the colors of CHROMID® make identification and results clear to see, even with mixed cultures .

  

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Overview

CHROMID® Brings Value to Your Lab

  • Easy to read with color intensity and specificity
  • Sensitivity and specificity for reliable results
  • Fast and actionable results
  • Save time with less need for confirmation testing and subculture steps

CHROMID® is Easy to Adopt

Your lab evolves and so does our culture media offer. Some of your testing needs can be addressed with our CHROMID® chromogenic culture media range in place of conventional media. Easily transition from conventional pre-poured culture media to CHROMID® from the supplier you know and trust. 
  • Fast lab staff training with tutorials and reading guides
  • Easier reading with intensity and specificity of colors 
  • Faster/direct identification (ID) and multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) detection
  • Even mixed cultures are more identifiable than with conventional media

Accelerate Your Results with EARLY READING

Through image processing and interpretation integrated into WASPLab® (automated specimen processing) and PhenoMATRIX®, you can use the early reading protocol in 12 hours for urine sample culture only validated with CHROMID® CPS Elite media. 

CULTURE OF QUALITY BACKED BY CERTIFICATES AND VALIDATIONS FOR CULTURE MEDIA

Quality control (QC) and a secured supply chain processes: confidence during the entire value chain

  • Shelf-life and storage temperature: The stability of many of our culture media is validated with thermal shock validation in a reallife lab situation. It allows storage of 2-4 weeks at room temperature (15-25°C) in daily routine use.
  • Thermal shock validation: Possible temperature variation accounts during delivery/transportation. Our media are validated using thermal shock simulation sequences. It guarantees the best performance regardless of the shipment conditions.
  • The hidden part of the quality certificate: Guarantees consistent product quality for batch-to-batch reproducibility and enables your lab to avoid biological controls, e.g. fertility with QC strains and batch-to-batch comparison, before use.
  • High confidence - proven performance: Instructions for Use (IFU) can be used as proof to mitigate risk analysis within your quality management system. Detailed peformances limit the need for heavy validation with biological testing.
  • Secured supply chain process: A robust supply chain process guarantees the best delivery times, with an optimized residual shelf life at the customer site for each culture media to guarantee lab staff satisfaction.
  • Fast lab staff training: Easy qualification management with reading guides and tutorials.

Unique certificates of compatibility

bioMérieux verifies the compatibility of its culture media with its reagents and systems and issues a validated Certificate of Compatibility, allowing you to gain confidence in compatibility while lightening your workload. You can view and download these certificates at resourcecenter.biomerieux.com.

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