• 2010. ASM Poster. Comparative Cost of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing using BIOMIC Disk Diffusion vs. the BD Phoenix™ AP Automated Microbiology Systems. View Poster
• 2010. ASM Poster. Characterization of Multiple Morphologically Different Escherichia coli Colonies From Individual Diagnostic Cases. View Poster
• 2010. ASM Poster. Genotypic and Antibiogram Comparison of Salmonella spp. Isolates from Multiple Populations of Snakes in the Upper Midwest. View Poster
• 2009. Nicole M. Broekema, Tam T. Van, Timothy A. Monson, Steven A. Marshall, and David M. Warshauer Comparison of Cefoxitin and Oxacillin Disk Diffusion Methods for Detection of mecA-Mediated Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in a Large-Scale Study J. Clin. Microbiol. 47: 217-219. View Abstract
• 2008. E.J. Baron et. al. Evaluation of the BIOMIC V3 Microbiology System for Identification of Selected Species on BBL CHROMagar Orientation Agar and CHROMagar MRSA Medium. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 46 (10), 3488-3490. View Abstract
• 2005. ICAAC Poster. Cystic Fibrosis Test with BIOMIC. View Poster
• 1998. M. Jacobs, H. Holoszyc et. al. Determination of Penicillin MICs of Streptococcus pneumoniae by using a Two- or Three-Disk Diffusion Procedure. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 36(1), 179-183.
• 1998. K. Korgenski and J. Daly. Evaluation of the BIOMIC System for Determining Interpretive Categories of Isolates on the Basis of Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Results. No very major or major errors and the BIOMIC is a reliable system for reading disk test zones. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 36(1) 302-304.
• 1997. M. Jacobs et. al., Comparison: BIOMIC vs Agar Dilution, Microdilution & E-Test: 183 isolates of strep pneumo vs penicillin; using penicillin, oxacillin & methicillin disks. (Data on file).
• 1996. I. Berke and P. Tierno. Comparison of Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of BIOMIC and Vitek Antimicrobial Susceptibliity Test Systems for Use in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. Overall agreement of interpretation was 97%, of MICs 93% with 2948 organism-drug combinations on gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 34(8), 1980-1984.
• 1995. D. Amsterdam and D. Hardy. Anaerobe Susceptibility Determinations in Two Continuous Agar Gradient Systems (BIOMIC & Etest). Complete agreement was shown in 79, 90 & 88% of Bacteroides, Clostridia & Fusobacteria. Abstract C366, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1995. K. Korgenski and J. Daly. Evaluation of the BIOMIC Reader System. Abstract C337, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1995. R. Sautter and D. DeWeese et. al. Comparison of two Gradient Diffusion Susceptibility Methods, BIOMIC and Etest, for the Determination of Susceptibility on Routine Clinical Isolates: 166 routine isolates, 7 species, and 4 drugs, 638 drug combinations. 94% agreement. Abstract C336, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1994. J. McLaughlin et al. A Comparison of BIOMIC and Etest for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Haemophilus influenzae. 852 H.influenzae - antibiotic combinations (6 drugs). 94% MIC-agreement within +/- 1 log dilution. Abstract, Poster C-308, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1994. J. Daly et. al. Reliability two Unique Techniques, BIOMIC and Etest, for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Abstract C218, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1993. J. Daly et. al. Evaluation of the BIOMIC System and Etest by Using Beto-Hemolytic Streptococci. 24 hour MICs on 10 antibiotics and 101 beta-hem-streptococci showed 99% agreement. Abstract C97, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1993. P. Rohner and R. Auckenthaller. Evaluation of the BIOMIC Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test System with Staphlococci. 102 S aureus and 63 coag-neg Staph were tested S.aureus & 63 coag-neg Staph showed 99,98,98,96,95 & 90% MIC-agreement with dilution tests.. Abstract C112, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1993. S. Hodowanec et. al. Comparative Study of BIOMIC and MicroScan Methods for the Determination of Quantitative Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing. 400 gram negative bacilli, 12,000 drug combinations. Abstract C183, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1991. R. Morfin et. al. Correlation Between the BIOMIC Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test System and Microilution MIC's. A comparison of MicroScan and BIOMIC MIC showed 92% agreement. Abstract C138, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1991. R. L. Sautter et al. Comparison: BIOMIC & Panel Systems Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Staphylococcus aureus. 93 S.aureus isolates were tested using MICs and S-R interpretation with 28 antibiotics (6831 combinations showed 90% agreement with MicroScan and 84% for MRSA. Reliability of MRSA MIC-panel results has been challenged. BIOMIC uses reliable disk-testing to detect MRSA and offers MICs. Abstract, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1991. T. Lawrence and D. Amsterdam. Early and Overnight BIOMIC Observations for Determining MICs. 162 Enterobacteriaceae and 56 nonfermenters, were tested against 8 antibiotics. 1744 organism-drug combinations, showed 94% agreement. Early 6 hr readings showed 4.2% Vm and Ma disagreement. BIOMIC is an acceptable for determining MICs after 18hr, and for most gram-negatives after 6 hours. Abstract C137, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1987. R. Sautter and G. Denys. Evaluation of BIOMIC and Commerical Microdilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Systems. BIOMIC automates & standardizes disk tests and reports MICs. BIOMIC eliminates maintaining MIC panels. BIOMIC/disk-diffusion is preferred for testing multiply-resistant staphylococci. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 25(2), 301-304.
• 1986. S. Nicol et. al. BIOMIC Disk and Microbroth Dilution Susceptibility Test Comparative Study. Abstract C200, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
• 1985. R. D'Amato and C. Thornsberry. Evaluation of the BIOMIC Antimicrobial Susceptibility System. MICs of 511 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, nonfermenters, enterococci & staph, 10,085 organism-drug combinations. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 22(5), 793-798.

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