Dodeca Universal-XIV-DE035-1PK is 12-in-one multi disc, referred to as an Dodeca disc under HiMedia catalogue. It is designed for testing antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria for 12 different antibiotics at a time. Each pack of DE035-1PK contains 10 flat circular rings; each ring containing 8 equidistance arms at the outer periphery and 4 equidistance arms at the inner periphery . At the end of the each arm, there is one antibiotic disc with 6mm diameter. Each disc is saturated with a different antibiotic and the concentration and symbol of the respective antibiotic printed on it. Each disc is at least 24mm apart from the other disc. Dodeca Universal-XIV-DE035-1PK discs are ideal to test wide range of organisms.DE035-1PKdisc can fit on 150 mm media plates. Generally used on Mueller Hinton Agar (M173) plates.

Composition of Dodeca Universal-XIV-DE035-1PK:

Imipenem (IPM) 10g

Amoxyclav (AMC) 30g

Cefotaxime (CTX) 30g

Cefuroxime (CXM) 30g

Levofloxacin (LE) 5g

Norfloxacin (NX) 10g

Co-Trimoxazole (COT) 25g

Doxycycline HCl (DO) 30g

Chloramphenicol (C) 30g

Gentamicin (GEN) 10g

Amikacin (AK) 30g

Cefoxitin (CX) 30g

Storage and shelf life: It is advised to store the discs always at -20C after opening. The disc loses its stability at higher temperature (45C).