Hygicult ®

System for microbial on-site sampling

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Orion Diagnostica is the world’s leading dip-slide manufacturer, a rank achieved by stringent quality requirements and reliability of products. Hygicult is an agar slide method designed to allow reliable, economic and time-saving on-site microbiological hygiene monitoring.

Description of the product

The hinged plastic slide is covered on both sides with agar medium. Enclosed in an aseptic vial, the slide is easy to transport to the site monitored. There is no need to transport samples to the laboratory.

The slide is inoculated by the contact method, swabbing or dipping.

The use of Hygicult does not affect the safety of the surface or the raw material.

A model chart provided with each kit allows easy interpretation of results after inoculation.

Advantages

·        Easy to use, handle and interpret

·        Performed on-site, no need to transport the sample

·        short hands-on time

·        two tests with one slide

·        Accurate and reliable

Hygicult E/B-GUR
One side of the slide promotes the growth of Entero-bacteriaceae. The other side is used to test for the presence of B-glucuronidase positive oragnisms (i.e. Escherichia coli).

Convenient Testing Procedure

Contact inoculation

• for surfaces and solid samples
• press both sides of the hinged slide against the sample for about 5 seconds

Swabbing

• use a sterile moistened swab to transfer the sample from sites that are difficult to reach
• roll the swab on the agar surface to transfer the microbes onto the agar for cultivation

Dipping

• immerse the slide into the liquid for a few seconds
• blot excess liquid from the slide to ensure reliable transportation of the slide

Incubation

• at 35-37°C in the Cultura Incubator

Interpretation of results

• the density of microbial growth is compared with the model chart.