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Broth and Agar testing methods
Automated susceptibility testing
Microbiology Technical Workshop
Dr Tan Yen Ee
Registrar
Singapore General Hospital
25th Sept 2013
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Outline
• Introduction
• Broth testing methods
- Macrodilution
- Microdilution
• Agar dilution
• Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) systems
- Vitek-2
- Phoenix
- Microscan
- Sensititre
• Considerations in evaluating AST systems
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Introduction
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Aims of antimicrobial susceptibility testing:
1. Confirm the susceptibility to chosen
empirical therapy
2. Detect resistance
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Various methods of antibiotic susceptibility
testing are:
1. Quantitative Methods
2. Qualitative Methods
3. Automated Susceptibility Tests
4. Newer Non-Automated Susceptibility Tests
5. Molecular Techniques
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Broth testing methods
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Reference methods for in vitro susceptibility testing
1. Macrobroth dilution (Tube dilution)
2. Microbroth dilution
CLSI, BSAC, EUCAST guidelines
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• Broth preparation
• Antimicrobial agent
- Stock solution
- Working solutions
• Preparation of tubes/ plates
• Inoculum preparation
• Inoculation of tubes/ plates
• Incubation of tubes/ plates
• Reading results
• Quality control
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Broth preparation
• Mueller–Hinton broth (MHB)
- General purpose medium (non fastidious)
- Cation- adjusted
- Optimum pH
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Antimicrobial agent
�Stock solution
-Potency (from manufacturer)
-Appropriate solvent for dilution (CLSI M100 Table 5A)
-Stock solutions may be stored at -60°C for more than
6 months for most antimicrobial agents
-Avoid repeated freeze thaw
Wt of powder (mg) = Vol of solvent (mL) x Concentration (mg/L)
Potency of powder (mg/g)
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�Working solution
- Serial doubling dilutions
- Dilution scheme available in CLSI M100
Tubes/ Plates preparation
• Store at appropriate temperature
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Inoculum preparation
• Direct colony suspension method
- Most convenient
- Fresh colonies; 0.5 McFarland standard
- Fastidious organisms (eg: Neisseria
gonorrhoeae; Haemophilus spp)
• Growth method
- When smooth suspension cannot be made
- Non- fastidious organisms
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Inoculation of tubes/ plates
https://www.boundless.com/image/measuring-minimal- inhibitory-
concentration-via-the-microbroth-dilution-method/
http://archive.ispub.com/journal/the- internet-journal-of-herbal-and-plant-
medicine/volume-1-number-1/the-antibacterial-or-antifungal-effects-of-
eurycoma-longifolia-root-extract.html
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Incubation of tubes/ plates
-Incubate inoculated macrodilution tubes/
microdilution trays at 35 +/- 2°C for 16- 20 hours
in ambient air incubator
-Within 15 minutes of adding inoculum
-Do not stack trays >4 high
-Seal each tray
-CLSI M7A9 Appendix C
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Reading results
• QC passed; GC wells +
• The MIC is the lowest concentration of the
agent that completely inhibits visible growth
as judged by the naked eye
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Quality control
• To include at least 1 control organism (ATCC)
with each batch of testing
• Test values for the control strains should be
within the published range
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Limitations
• Labour intensive
• Strict adherence to protocol is required
• The MIC value is not the sole predictor for
clinical outcome
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Agar dilution method
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• Antimicrobial agent
- Stock solution
- Working solutions
• Preparation of agar and plates
• Inoculum preparation
• Inoculation of plates
• Incubation of plates
• Reading results
• Quality control
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Agar and Plates preparation
• Mueller–Hinton agar is considered the reference
medium
• One concentration of antibiotic/ plate
• Include a drug free control
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• Allow the sterilized agar to cool to 50°C in a
water-bath, before adding antibiotics
• Set at room temperature. Do not overdry.
• Store plates at 4-8⁰C
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Inoculation of plates
• Mark the plates for orientation
• Use an inoculum- replicating apparatus to
transfer the inocula to the series of agar plates
• Allow the inoculum spots to dry at room
temperature before inverting the plates for
incubation.
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Reading results
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Limitations
• Labour intensive
• Strict adherence to protocol is required
• The MIC value is not the sole predictor for
clinical outcome
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Automated Susceptibility Testing
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• Several automated systems for antimicrobial
susceptibility testing are commercially
available
• Examples:
- Vitek 2 System (BioMérieux)
- Phoenix Automated Microbiology System
(SD Diagnostic System)
- MicroScan Walkaway System
(Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics)
- Sensititre Aris 2X (Trek Diagnostic System)
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General advantages
• Quantitative results (MIC va lues)
• Reproducibility
• Cost- effective for laboratories with high throughput
• Reduction in labour
• Ease of performance
• Faster reporting of susceptibility results
• Convenient interface with the laboratory information system (LIS)
• “Expert systems” software to interpret susceptibility results involving
atypical patterns and unusual resistance phenotypes
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General limitations• Space
• Cost
• Regular maintenance required with upgrading of computer
software
• Lag time in upgrading of new breakpoints in software
• Manual preparation of inoculum
• Limited range of organisms
• Limited accuracy in certain organism-antimicrobial
combinations
• Limited flexibility in antibiotic panels
• Testing space on the antibiotic susceptibility cards is not
infinite, and therefore not a ll MICs can be tested (egTest range
MIC ≤ 2 μg/ml)
• No mixed culture
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Vitek 2
Principle: Utilized growth-based technology
Uses compact colorimetric reagent
cards that are incubated and
interpreted automatically
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http://www.biomerieux-industry.com/servlet/srt/bio/industry-
microbiology/dynPage?open=NDY_IND_BPA_PRD&doc=NDY_BPA_PRD_G_PRD_NDY_10&pubparams.sform=4&lang=en
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Phoenix
Principle:
This system uses an optimized colorimetric
oxidation-reduction indicator to detect organism
growth in the presence of an antimicrobial agent
for susceptibility testing
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MicroScan WalkAway
Principle:
Large self-contained incubator/reader device
that can incubate and analyze 40-96 microdilution
trays with a photometer/ fluorometer to
determine growth development
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Sensititre Aris 2X
Principle:
Automated, overnight, incubator/reader device
that can incubate and analyze up to 64
microdilution trays.
Growth is determined by fluorescence
measurement after 18–24 h of incubation.
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Considerations in evaluating
AST systems
• Performance
• Cost
• Practical considerations (Eg: Throughput; Space)
• Software
• Manufacturer’s support
• Technical considerations
• Workflow considerations
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Thank you
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Vitek 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bVIcY30YU0
Sensititre Arix X 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l21VMzHLhqQ
?Direct inoculums