The BIOMIC V3 system automates the reading of antibiotic disk diffusion following CLSI/EUCAST/BSAC guidelines it can be used with Etest (bioMerieux), MIC Test Strips (Liofilchem) and 96-well microtiter plates.

The following 2016 guidelines are now updated in the BIOMIC V3 software:

CLSI - Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute

• M100-S26: Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
• M45-Ed3: Methods for Antimicrobial Dilution and Disk Susceptibility Testing of Infrequently Isolated or Fastidious Bacteria
• VET01S-Ed3: Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk and Dilution Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria Isolated from Animals

EUCAST - European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

• Clinical Breakpoint Tables for Interpretation of MICs and Zone Diameters v 6.0
• Quality Control for MIC Determination and Disk Diffusion v 6.1

BIOMIC V3 can use a bar code entry and a 2-Way LIS/LIMS interface optimizing lab workflow. The system can also automate microbial identification from API® (bioMerieux), RapID™ (Remel), BBL™ Crystal™ (BD), Liofilchem® ID Systems, colony count and chromogenic agar plates.