VITEK MS Collaborative Study Outline - eBook

VITEK MS Collaborative Study

June 2019

the Collaborators’ Comments Form provided. Any results that were derived from modified protocols should be included but must be clearly indicated. Results and comments should be returned to the Study Director immediately upon completion of the study. Information about this Collaborative Study Shipment Schedule and Receipt of Study Materials and Test Strains All test kits, study materials, media and reagents as outlined in Appendix 8.3 should be received 1 week prior to testing. Collaborators shall inventory all test kits, study materials, media and reagents against the packing lists upon arrival to ensure all materials have arrived. Contact the co-Study Directors if any test kits or study materials have not arrived by the Wednesday prior to analysis. Strains will be shipped by overnight courier on Wednesday of Week 1 to arrive on Thursday. Each package shall be examined for potential damage. The collaborator must alert the co-Study Directors if any packages appear compromised or if the contents are not cold to the touch. Each package should contain 12 strains with 3 digit random codes on non-selective agar slants. Inventory the strains to be sure all are present and alert the co-Study Directors if any are missing. The strains should be stored at refrigerated temperature until initiation of the study on the following Monday.

Table 1. Study Schedule (Specific Dates TBD)

Receipt of Test Kits and Materials Week 1, Wed-Friday Week 2, Wed-Friday Week 3, Wed-Friday

Receipt of Test Portions Set Week 1, Wed-Friday Week 2, Wed-Friday Week 3, Wed-Friday

Submission of Data Report Form

Collaborator Activity

Initiation of Analyses

Week 2, Monday Week 3, Monday Week 4, Monday

Week 4, Monday Week 5, Monday Week 6, Monday

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Safety Precautions All samples, microbial cultures and inoculated products should be considered infectious and handled appropriately. Aseptic technique and usual precautions for handling the bacterial group studied should be observed throughout this procedure. Refer to "CLSI M29-A, Protection of Laboratory Workers From Occupationally Acquired Infections; Approved Guideline - Current revision". For additional handling precautions, refer to "Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories - CDC/NIH - Latest edition", or to the regulations currently in use in each country.

Do not use VITEK MS-DS target slides after the expiration date. Before use, check that the

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