- Extended warranties and exchange programs available
- Can be used internationally with optional power pack
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"The Acid Fast Stainer has been a God send for us. It has cut our staining time down from 26 minutes to approx. 3 mins. The physicians are constantly wanting their AFB stains rapidly and this has helped us and them tremendously. The quality of stain is superb. We have run validation studies with the Auramine-Rhodamine manual stain and the Acid Fast Stainer stains the organisms with the same intensity with no discrepancies. The stainer is performing wonderfully. Thanks for the support.”
Dennis A. Clark, BSMT (ASCP)
TechnicalSupervisor/Microbiology
Tel: 937.257.9403
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A dramatic increase of incidence of mycobacterial disease makes it more important than ever to find rapid methods for identification of the organism. The current fluorescent techniques to identify acid fast organisms in smears take from 20-30 minutes to perform.
Click here to read more about the John Hopkins Clinical Case Study.
Using the new AFB-0010 with Rapid Modified Auramine O (SDL), process time is reduced to two minutes - fifteen seconds per test. This single slide machine delivers quality and consistency for every test. Counterstain quenches fluorescence of all non-acid fast organisms and debris resulting in a cleaner field of view. It is just as sensitive as other Auramine Stains.
AFB-0010 can process 8-10 specimen slides in the time it takes to do one (1) slide by the conventional manual method. Pre-fix your slide, touch keypad, place slide in chamber, select stain; that's it. The AFB-0010 does the rest. Once staining is complete, remove the slide, wipe the back side, dry and then view.
The AFB-0010 uses fresh reagent on each specimen, cleans the chamber after each test and requires no daily maintenance. Our automated process eliminates large volumes of reagent fluids going down the sink. You may place this machine and the reagent pack next to your microscope to expedite and improve lab efficiency.
Features of the Acid Fast Bacillus:
- State of the art microprocessor, increased speed and ease of operator use
- Operator prompt LCD display
- Soft touch color-coded keypad
- Adjustable stain & decolorizer/quencher times - factory recommends 60 seconds each
- Adjustable fill level
- “Cycles Remaining” display - computer monitors reagent and prompts when to reorder
- Injection molded case with built-in reagent platform
- Stainless steel reagent cannulas - oxidation resistant, increase system durability
- Labeled reagent lines for ease of operation
- Special formulated reagent kit - 125 tests per kit in one self-contained package.
- Operator supplies the DI water rinse
SPECIFICATIONS
U-083 Evaluation of a Rapid, Flurescent Stain for the Detection of Mycobacteria in Clinical Specimens conducted at John Hopkins Hospital, Owings Mills, MD.
[RAO - hand stained slide; MAO - GGB’s AFB-0010]
ABSTRACT SUMMARY
Results of the study suggest that the MAO stain has several favorable characteristics for use in a clinical laboratory setting: it is rapid, provides equivalent AFB quantitation as compared with the RAO stain..... As such, the MAO stain has the potential to be more cost efficient in presenting presumptive evidence of mycobacteria in clinical specimens.
SUMMARY
• The MAO stain is more rapid than the
RAO stain.
• The MAO stain provides equivalent AFB quantitation versus the RAO stain.
• The MAO stain decreases the technician time required for the procedure.
• The MAO stain decreases the turn-around-time in reporting results.
• The MAO stain has the potential to improve laboratory effectiveness.
 Read John Hopkins Case Study
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