Promotional price valid on web orders only. Your contract pricing may differ. Interested in signing up for a dedicated account number?
Learn More
  1. Home
  2. Products
  3. Microbiological Media and Media Additives
  4. Prepared Microbiology Media
  5. R01954

Thermo Scientific™ VACC Agar (w/vancomycin amphotericin B, ceftazidime, and clindamycin)

Catalog No. R01954
This item is not returnable. View return policy
This item is not returnable. View return policy

Description

Carry out primary, selective isolation of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae with these prepared plates.

Carry out primary, selective isolation of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae in qualitative procedures with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ VACC Agar (w/vancomycin amphotericin B, ceftazidime, and clindamycin).

Extended Spectrum β Lactamases are enzymes capable of conferring bacterial resistance to penicillins, cephalosporins, and aztreonam by hydrolysis of these antibiotics 1,2. Production of ESBLs is a significant resistance-mechanism that impedes the antimicrobial treatment of infections caused by Enterobacteriaceae and is a serious threat to the currently available antibiotic armory3.

The medium can facilitate earlier identification of colonized patients and can help reduce the cost of surveillance screening.

  • Selective: selective agents vancomycin, amphotericin B, ceftazidime, and clindamycin inhibit many commensal organisms found in the large intestine while at the same time allowing the growth of certain resistant organisms.
  • Facilitates earlier identification of colonized patients and can help reduce the cost of surveillance screening.
  • Ready to use convenience of prepared media.

In a study conducted from 2000 to 2005, there were 17,872 inpatients screened for rectal colonization with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The colonization rate doubled during this study4.During the same study cited above, 8.5% of colonized patients developed a subsequent bloodstream infection4. Surveillance screening is useful for infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in controlling the proliferation of ESBL-producing bacteria. The use of VACC Agar can facilitate earlier identification of colonized patients and can help reduce the cost of surveillance screening.

 

Not all products are available for sale in all territories. Please inquire.

Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand

TRUSTED_SUSTAINABILITY

Specifications

Description VACC Agar
Format 12mm x 85mm Monoplate
Product Type Agar
Quantity 10/Pk.
Product Content Correction

Your input is important to us. Please complete this form to provide feedback related to the content on this product.

Product Title

By clicking Submit, you acknowledge that you may be contacted by Fisher Scientific in regards to the feedback you have provided in this form. We will not share your information for any other purposes. All contact information provided shall also be maintained in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Your feedback has been submitted: Thank you for helping us improve our website.