CLSI GUIDELINES

BIOMIC V3 software includes all relevant information from the CLSI documents listed below. As updated CLSI documents are released, changes are immediately made to the BIOMIC software. These software updates are provided to customers via website download at www.biomic.com

Current CLSI Guidelines in the BIOMIC software include:

Human

Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Tests; Approved Standard. M2, M100

Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacteria, Nocardiae, and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes. M24

Reference Method for Broth Dilution Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts; Fourth Informational Supplement. M27
Abbreviated Identification of Bacteria and Yeast; Approved Guideline. M35

Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data; Approved Guideline. M39

Method for Antifungal Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing for Yeasts; Approved Guideline. M44

Method for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria that Grow Aerobically- Sixth Edition; Approved Standard. M7

Method for Antimicrobial Dilution & Disk Susceptibility Testing of Infrequently Isolated or Fastidious Bacteria; Proposed Guideline. M45

Quality Control for Commercial Microbial Identification Systems; Proposed Guidelines. M50
Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing. M59
Performance Standards for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts. M60
Performance Standards for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Filamentous Fungi. M61
Performance Standards for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacteria, Nocardia spp., and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes. M62

Veterinary

Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk and Dilution Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria Isolated from Animals: VET01 & VET08
Methods for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria Isolated from Aquatic Animals. VET03
Methods for Broth Dilution Susceptibility Testing for Bacteria Isolated from Aquatic Animals. VET04
Methods for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Infrequently Isolated or Fastidious Bacteria Isolated from Animals: VET06

Note: Giles Scientific recommends that your lab purchase a copy of the most recent CLSI documents.

CLSI, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
950 West Valley Road, Suite 2500
Wayne, PA 19087 USA
Phone: (610) 688-0100
Web: www.clsi.org

Customer Testimonials - CLSI Guidelines

"Etest, API, KB reading and current CLSI guidelines in BIOMIC V3"

"Since 2006, BIOMIC V3 has been our primary AST-ID system for the reading of Kirby Bauers, Etests, and API panels. The yearly software updates keep us up to date with current CLSI guidelines including new drugs, breakpoints and expert rules. BIOMIC V3 allows us the flexibility to read sensitivity plates with both disks and Etests. We’ve never encountered any mechanical issues or experienced any downtime with BIOMIC V3."

Don Pearson
Laboratory Supervisor
Pender Community Hospital, Pender, NE, USA
BIOMIC V3 customer since 2006

"Introducing CLSI testing in our lab with BIOMIC"

"We used the BIOMIC to introduce CLSI susceptibility testing into our lab and the staff love it because of its ease of use. The QC program is excellent for recording lot numbers of antibiotic discs and susceptibility test media. We use it to check unusual or unexpected susceptibility results from the Vitek as tiny contaminants are easier to see on the BIOMIC susceptibility plate than on the Vitek purity plate."

Helen McCloskey
Chief Medical Scientist
General Hospital
Letterkenny, Ireland
BIOMIC customer since 2004

“BIOMIC V3: Keeping up with the latest CLSI guidelines”

We use BIOMIC V3 primarily on our busy HAI/ARLN bench. It is so simple to use, and the images are crystal clear. We use the instrument for reading our API 20E test strips and our Disk Diffusion by Kirby Bauer plates. The ability of the instrument to store and print out all the lot numbers and expiration dates for the vast about of antibiotics has been such a time saver. The speed which you can read and record both API 20E test strips and KB plates is a true time saver and helps prevent errors. We especially love how the manufacturer keeps up with the latest CLSI updates.

Sandra J. Bandstra
Clinical Microbiology Supervisor
South Carolina DHEC Public Health Laboratory, USA
BIOMIC V3 customer since 2018