OPTOCHIN - Diagnostic discs OPTOCHIN are designed for simple routine presumptive detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Test is based on the susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to optochin (ethylhydrocuprein hydrochloride). Streptococcus pneumoniae shows a defined zone of inhibition around the impregnated disc after the incubation. Other viridance-group streptococci are resistant to optochin or show a v ery small zone of inhibition.
Diagnostic discs MIKROLATEST® are discs of filter paper containing a defined concentration of a dehydrated reagent substrate for the detection of specific bacterial activity. They enable simple differentiation of bacteria by means of growth test directly on the culture medium.
Advantages of diagnostic discs MIKROLATEST®:
- in combination with other products MIKROLATEST® possibility of complex procedure and rationalization of examination
- simple to use
- cost-saving