UTI-XII-OD054R-1PKis 8-in-one multi disc, referred to as an octo disc under HiMedia catalogue. It is designed for testing antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria for 8 different antibiotics at a time. Each pack of -OD054R-1PKcontains 10 flat circular rings; each ring containing 8 equidistance arms at the 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. UTI-XII-OD054R-1PK octo discs are ideal to test UTI Pathogenic Organisms. OD054R-1PK disc can fit on 90 mm media plates. Generally used on Mueller Hinton Agar (M173) plates.

Composition of UTI-XII-OD054R-1PK:

Ampicillin (AMP) 25g

Gentamicin (GEN) 10g

Carbenicillin (CB) 100g

Nalidixic acid (NA) 30g

Nitrofurantoin (NIT) 50g

Tetracycline (TE) 100g

Co-Trimoxazole (COT) 25g

Nicene (NI) 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).