Assays

Bring efficiency to diagnosing infectious diarrhoea

BD MAX™ Enteric Solutions offer an effective, time-saving alternative to conventional methods

  • Diagnosing infectious diarrhoea is labour intensive and can take up to 72 hours (or longer) for results
  • BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial and Extended Enteric Bacterial Panels are fully integrated on the BD MAX™ System providing the ability to consolidate molecular testing for enteric pathogens
  • Simply snap the Extended Panel into the Enteric Bacterial Panel test strip for extended coverage
  • The BD MAX™ System provides a faster time to result than culture – around 2 hours, with minimal hands-on time2
Improved patient management

Improved patient management

Improved workflow

Improved workflow

Increased accuracy of detection

Increased accuracy of detection

By adding the Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel to the Enteric Bacterial Panel, your lab can detect over 95% of bacteria that cause infectious diarrhoea1

BD MAX™ Enteric
Bacterial Panel
  • Targets four of the most common pathogens reported in outbreaks of diarrhoea – Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).
  • Of these, amongst foodborne bacteria, non-typhoidal Salmonella species are the leading cause of hospitalisation and death.3
BD MAX™ Extended Enteric
Bacterial Panel
  • Targets pathogens that are seasonally and regionally implicated in bacterial gastroenteritis – Vibrio spp., Yersinia entercolitica, Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and Plesiomonas shigelloides.
  • Simply snaps into the Enteric Bacterial Panel test strip, upon request when additional food or waterborne bacteria are suspected or for the immunocompromised patient. Alternatively, this panel may be ordered run for every stool specimen if extended coverage is desired.4

BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial and Extended Enteric Bacterial Panels have major benefits compared to conventional stool culture methods

  • More accurate diagnosis and results to aid in appropriate treatment5
  • Reduces consumables related to conventional methods by an average of 60%2
  • Saves space and resources required for processing stool samples by conventional methods
  • Implementation of timely and accurate detection of organisms can improve patient management and antimicrobial stewardship1

You can optimise your testing algorithm by selecting the most appropriate enteric panel(s) based on patient history/clinical presentation

BD MAX™ Enteric Parasite Panel can be an effective, time-saving alternative to
microscopy

  • The BD MAX™ Enteric Parasite Panel targets the three most common parasites in developed countries – Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium spp. and Entamoeba histolytica
  • Pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica1 cannot be differentiated from the non-pathogenic species Entamoeba dispar2 by traditional microscopy, which can result in missed diagnosis
  • More accurate diagnosis and results are essential for treatment decisions and public health information
  • BD MAX™ Enteric Parasite Panel is fully integrated on the BD MAX™ System providing the ability to consolidate molecular testing for enteric pathogens
Improved patient management

Improved patient
management

Improved workflow

Improved
workflow

Increased accuracy of detection

Increased accuracy
of detection


Characteristics of the BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial
and Extended Enteric Bacterial Panels

TestSample Type6,7Storage
and Stability6,7		Targets
BD MAX™
Enteric Bacterial Panel
  • Unpreserved stool
  • Cary-Blair preserved stool
  • Specimens can be stored for up to 120 hours (5 days) at 2–8°C or for up to 24 hours at 2–25°C before testing
  • Transport should occur at 2–25°C
  • Salmonella spp.
  • Campylobacter spp. (C. jejuni and C. coli)
  • Shigella spp. (including EIEC)
  • Shiga toxin 1/ Shiga toxin 2 genes (found in STEC)
BD MAX™
Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel
  • Plesiomonas shigelloides
  • Vibrio spp. (V. vulnuficus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae)
  • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
  • Yersinia entercolitica

Easily snaps into the BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial Panel

TestBD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial Pane
Sample Type6,7
  • Unpreserved stool
  • Cary-Blair preserved stool
Storage and Stability6,7
  • Specimens can be stored for up to 120 hours (5 days) at 2–8°C or for up to 24 hours at 2–25°C before testing
  • Transport should occur at 2–25°C
Targets
  • Salmonella spp.
  • Campylobacter spp. (C. jejuni and C. coli)
  • Shigella spp. (including EIEC)
  • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
TestBD MAX™ Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel
Sample Type6,7
  • Unpreserved stool
  • Cary-Blair preserved stool
Storage and Stability6,7
  • Specimens can be stored for up to 120 hours (5 days) at 2–8°C or for up to 24 hours at 2–25°C before testing
  • Transport should occur at 2–25°C
Targets
  • Plesiomonas shigelloides
  • Vibrio spp. (V. vulnuficus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae)
  • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
  • Yersinia entercolitica

Easily snaps into the BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial Panel

BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial & Extended Enteric Bacterial Panels
are part of the BD MAX™ Enteric Suite

EIEC, Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli; ETEC, Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; STEC, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli. Shigella dysenteriae can possess a Shiga toxin gene identical to the Shiga toxin 1 found in STEC.

1. Mortensen JE et al. BMC Clin Pathol. 2015;15:9. 2. Felder RA et al. J Lab Autom. 2014;19(5):468-473. 3. Scallan et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17:7-15. 4. Humphries, R et al. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2015;28(1):3-31. 5. Bauman M. Transitioning from culture to molecular: implementation and integration of BD Max Enteric Bacterial Panel at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. ADVANCE Healthcare website. http://laboratory-manager.advanceweb.com/SharedResources/Downloads/2015/051815/bd_advertorial.pdf. Updated June 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. 6. BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial Panel [Package Insert]. Sparks, MD: Becton, Dickinson and Company. 7. BD MAX™ Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel [Package Insert]. Sparks, MD: Becton, Dickinson and Company.