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For Immediate Release
Date: August 12, 2004
Contact: Liz Lloyd, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone: 800.871.8909 ext. 109

TREK Establishes New Standards for Campylobacter and Aquatic Susceptibility Test Procedures

Cleveland, Ohio – August 12, 2004 – Working with the NCCLS Subcommittee on Veterinary Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Sensititre® custom MIC frozen and dry plates were used to establish a standard procedure for microbroth dilution testing of both Aquatic and Campylobacter isolates.

The methods were developed due to increased concerns regarding antimicrobial resistance and to establish an easily accepted standard for laboratories to use. The microbroth dilution test offers laboratories a quantitative, consistent, and easy method to monitor shifts in antimicrobial resistance.

Two new standard dry MIC plate formats for Campylobacter (Part No. CAMPY) and Aquatic (Part No. AQUATIC) isolates will be available during the Fall 2004.

“Sensititre products have been utilized by global surveillance initiatives for many years on the human side due to excellent performance, and the continued use of them in veterinary research projects continues to prove their excellence,” commented Jenny Lorbach, Global Product Manager for Sensititre. “Customers will have the ability to easily test these isolates in a standard MIC dry microbroth dilution format. We continually strive to improve our standard susceptibility product offering to the Veterinary and Surveillance test markets. Both formats exemplify our commitment to new products in accordance with NCCLS recommendations.”

TREK’s Sensititre® product line has a long history of developing and manufacturing cost effective customized susceptibility and identification plates. TREK Diagnostic Systems offers a full range of services for clinical trial management worldwide including custom susceptibility plate design, MIC testing for new drug clearance, resistance surveillance testing, antifungal testing, and frozen NCCLS reference plate manufacturing. TREK provides full diagnostic support for laboratories in the United States and in Europe.

Founded in January 1999, TREK Diagnostic Systems is a global manufacturer and distributor of automated systems and consumable products for the microbiology diagnostic laboratory. Signature product lines include VersaTREK®, ESP®, Sensititre®, alamarBlue®, para-JEM®, YeastOne®, onSite®, and TREK Lab Services. TREK is committed to delivering the highest quality products and services to clinical, pharmaceutical, and veterinary diagnostic laboratories worldwide.