FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

PHOENIX 100 BD DIAGNOSTICS

MDR report key: 3549755 · Received January 2, 2014

Report

Report Number
3549755
Date Received
January 2, 2014
Date of Event
October 1, 2013
Report Date
January 2, 2014
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Product Code
LON
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ORGANISMS TESTED: 10 GRAM NEGATIVE ORGANISMS SENT IN THE BREAKPOINT IMPLEMENTATION TOOL PACK FROM CAP. DOCUMENTED TO BE RESISTANT TO MEROPENEM. 3/10 ORGANISMS (E. COLI, MORGANELLA, CITROBACTER) GAVE FALSE SUSCEPTIBILITY RESULTS ON PHOENIX. TESTED TWICE ON PHOENIX (BD) INSTRUMENT. PHOENIX REPORTING AS SENSITIVE BOTH TIMES. THE ORGANISMS WERE TESTED ON THREE OTHER SYSTEMS (ETEST, DISK DIFFUSION AND TREK MICRO DILUTION PANEL) IN PARALLEL. ALL THESE THREE METHODS PRODUCED CORRECT RESULTS OF MEROPENEM RESISTANT.CONSEQUENCE OF THIS FINDING: WE CAN NO LONGER REPORT SUSCEPTIBLE MEROPENEM RESULTS FROM PHOENIX FOR ENTEROBACTERIACEAE. WE ARE SETTING UP KB DISK DIFFUSION IN PARALLEL. EXTRA WORK FOR TECHS. EXTRA COST FOR THE LAB (REAGENTS, PLATES ETC). WE ARE OK TO ACCEPT MEROPENEM INTERMEDIATE OR RESISTANT RESULTS FROM PHOENIX FOR THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1432 PHOENIX 100 BD DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM, TEST, AUTOMATED, ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY, SHORT LON BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PHOENIX 100 BD DIAGNOSTICS 3191410 AND 3170240

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
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