BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO®

The Next Dimension in Blood Culture Detection

BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO®

AUTOMATED UNLOADING

Put your skills where they’re needed most.

Final negative BACT/ALERT bottles removed automatically or on demand.

Shatter-resistant BACT/ALERT bottles for worry free unloading.

REFINING AND REDESIGNING

YOUR WORKFLOW, MAXIMIZING

LABORATORY EFFICIENCY.

• Motion-activated “load and go” loading so any skill level can load BACT/ALERT bottles.

• Intuitive touchscreen design for enhanced ease of use.

• Automated unloading with removable waste container.

• VIRTUO helps you redesign your workflow by reducing hands-on time and increasing efficiency.

The Next Dimension in Blood Culture DetectionVIRTUO IS THE FIRST FULLY AUTOMATED BLOOD CULTURE SYSTEM FDA 510(k) CLEARED.

LOAD & GO

Motion-activated loading bay with optical sensors.

Conveyor and carousel feed BACT/ALERT bottles into instrument.

SMART SCANNING

Automatically scans bottles for full traceability.

SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

New growth detection algorithms for overall faster time to detection.1

BLOOD LEVEL DETECTION

Directly senses fill level on BACT/ALERT bottles in real time.*

Immediate notification of improper fill volume.

CAP standard MIC.22640 compliant.

ONE PART OF BIOMÉRIEUX’S COMPLETE APPROACH TO THE SEPSIS PATHWAY AND ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP.

*excluding BACT/ALERT PF PLUS bottles

VIRTUO seamlessly integrates your blood culture workflow to provide efficient and actionable results.

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AUTOMATIONSeamless EfficiencyReduces hands-on time

for more rapid and actionable results.

LAB INFORMATICSIncreased ConfidenceMeet accreditation needs

with MYLA quality indicator tracking.

LAB OPTIMIZATIONIncreased PerformanceTake your performance to

a higher level with bioMérieux Lab Organization Services

CUSTOMER SERVICEOnline Assistance

Rapid access to remote diagnostic support

through VILINK®

MAXIMIZE YOUR EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE.

REFERENCE: 1. Altun O, Almuhayawi M, Lüthje P, Taha R, Ullberg M, Özenci V. Controlled evaluation of the new BACT/ALERT VIRTUO blood culture system for detection and time to detection of bacteria and yeast. J Clin Microbiol. 2016;54(4):1148-1151.

ADVANCED REPORTING & CONNECTIVITY WITH MYLA®

Connect multiple instruments and gain a comprehensive view of microbiology workflow with MYLA. MYLA provides quick access to critical information needed to assess the overall quality of the blood culture testing process:

• Tracking contamination associated with blood culture collection.

• Sample volume quality indicator reporting.

• Time to detection for blood culture isolates.

• Positivity and negativity rate analysis.