Autoclavable plastic dip-slide.

Autoclavable plastic dip-slide.

Dip-slide urine cultures in general practice.

Evaluation of the Cult-Dip Plus dip slide method for urinary tract infection.

AIM To evaluate the Cult-Dip Plus (Merck, Germany), a bacteriological culture test for detecting uropathogens. METHODS Cult-Dip Plus consists of Brolacin (CLED) and MacConkey agar, each containing methylumbelliferylglucuronide (MUG). Using 1022 urine samples, this product was compared with the routine method of calibrated loop inoculated CLED and blood agar for screening urine for uropathogen...

External quality control results of urine dip-slide devices.

Urinary tract infections are frequently diagnosed by using urine dip-slide devices, especially in medical practices and small laboratories. We performed a retrospective analysis of more than 3000 results obtained by several urine dip-slide devices during external quality control surveys. We found that an underestimation of bacterial counts and a difficulty in identifying mixed flora were relati...

An autoclavable ventilation failure alarm.

A small ventilation failure alarm which can be used with all types of lung ventilator is described. The entire patient circuit can be removed and autoclaved easily. Activation of the unit is by a removable key, a mains failure warning is provided, and alarm may be muted during aspiration of secretions from the tracheobronchial tree.