VITEK 2 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) using one or more of these susceptibility products: Catalog # 410028, VITEK 2 AST-ST01 Catalog # 420915, VITEK 2 AST-ST02 Catalog # 421040, VITEK 2 AST-ST03 The VITEK 2 Streptococcus Susceptibility Card is intended for use with the VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of S. pneumoniae, beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, and Viridans Streptococcus to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed.

Reason: False resistant results for Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus constellatus strains were reported.

Code information: Catalog # 410028, VITEK 2 AST-ST01 Catalog # 420915, VITEK 2 AST-ST02 Catalog # 421040, VITEK 2 AST-ST03

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