Several of the strains are used by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) for quality control of antimicrobial susceptibility tests. Microbiologics also offers several strains of Clostridioides difficile.
These strains come in convenient, ready-to-use formats which are used for the quality control of laboratory developed tests, antimicrobial resistance tests, and tests for toxinotypes.
Laboratories throughout the world have been praising the KWIK-STIK for decades. That’s because its simple, all-inclusive design makes life easier for lab techs while reducing chances for errors. Each KWIK-STIK contains a qualitative lyophilized microorganism pellet, ampoule of hydrating fluid and inoculating swab. Everything you need to grow reference cultures for QC testing is included in this one handy device. Available in packs of 2 or 6, KWIK-STIKs are universally used for all types of microbiological control testing.