VITEK 2 Online Software User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ...xi LIST OF TABLES ... xvii

Part I: Introduction and Getting Started HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ...1-1 Purpose of the VITEK® 2 Systems Software... 1-2 Important Software Features... 1-2 Additional Supplies... 1-2 Purpose of This Manual... 1-3 Intended Audience... 1-3 Manual Organization... 1-3 How This Manual Is Organized... 1-4 Chapter Organization... 1-4 Finding Topics and Procedures... 1-4 Finding Topics Online... 1-5 Typographic and Usage Conventions... 1-5 Genus and Species Names... 1-5 References... 1-6 Click... 1-6 Commands... 1-6 Names and Titles... 1-6 Press... 1-6 Select... 1-6 User Input... 1-7 Warnings, Cautions, and Information... 1-7 System Cautions/Warnings... 1-8 Table of Symbols... 1-10 GETTING STARTED ...2-1 System Software Navigation Introduction... 2-2 Basic Navigation... 2-2 Working in the Software Views... 2-3 Main View... 2-3 Main Navigation Areas of the System Software... 2-3 Accessing the System Software... 2-6 Starting the System Software... 2-6 VITEK® 2 Systems Software User Manual 510773-3EN1

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Logging In... 2-8 Logging Out or Quitting the Application... 2-9 Changing Users... 2-10 Managing the Inactivity Timer... 2-10 Customize the Inactivity Timer... 2-10 INSTRUMENT AND SYSTEM STATUS...3-1 View and Maintain Instrument Status... 3-2 Instrument Alarm Status Icons... 3-3 View and Print Current Instrument Status... 3-3 View Instrument Monthly Status... 3-4 View and Acknowledge Detected Alarms... 3-6 View Alarm History... 3-7

Part II: Set Up and Manage Test Information SET UP TEST CARDS AND CASSETTE INFORMATION ...4-1 VITEK® 2 Systems Workflow... 4-2 Using the Set Up Tests Post Entry Workflow... 4-2 Filtering Cassettes... 4-4 Printing a Blank Cassette Worksheet... 4-4 Preparing Test Cards and Cassettes... 4-5 Viewing Cassette Information... 4-5 Defining the Selected Cassette... 4-6 Defining the Cards in the Cassette... 4-7 Entering Cassette Worksheet Information... 4-8 Defining Isolate Group Information... 4-10 Saving Cassette Information... 4-11 Printing Cassette Information... 4-12 Cassette Reports (Virtual, SCS or Post Entry)... 4-13 Blank Cassette Worksheet... 4-14

Editing/Modifying Cassette Information... 4-14 Ejecting Cards from Instrument... 4-15 Using the Virtual Cassette Workflow... 4-16 Creating a Virtual Cassette... 4-16 Viewing Reconciliation Details... 4-19 Deleting a Virtual Cassette... 4-19 Using the Smart Carrier Station (SCS)... 4-21 Smart Carrier Cassette Information... 4-22 Managing Smart Carrier Station Cassettes... 4-22 SCS Setup Technologist ID... 4-22

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Table of Contents Bench Name (if enabled in general configuration)... 4-23 Cassette ID... 4-23

Setting Up and Entering Quality Control (QC) Information... 4-24 MANAGE PATIENT INFORMATION (CLINICAL USE) ...5-1 Viewing and Filtering Patient and Specimen Information... 5-2 Adding Patients... 5-3 Adding Specimens... 5-4 Linking Isolate and Patient Information... 5-4 Linking Specimens to an Existing Isolate... 5-5 Creating a Specimen Before an Isolate Exists... 5-5 Data Management Download... 5-6 Deleting Specimens... 5-6 Moving Specimens... 5-6 Searching Inactive Reports... 5-6 Printing Reports... 5-8 MAINTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL REACT FILE (INDUSTRIAL USE) ...6-1 Introduction to SRF (Industry Use)... 6-2 Copy Biopatterns to SRF... 6-2 Criteria for Merging ID Results with SRF Results... 6-4 Creating and Maintaining SRF Organisms (Supervisor)... 6-5 Viewing and Maintaining SRF Data... 6-5 Creating SRF Organisms... 6-7 Viewing and Maintaining SRF Organism Information... 6-9 Deleting SRF Organisms... 6-9 Maintaining Unassociated SRF Biopatterns... 6-9 Viewing Unassociated Biopatterns... 6-10 Deleting an Unassociated SRF Biopattern... 6-10 Linking/Associating Biopatterns with SRF Organisms... 6-11 Associating a Biopattern to an Existing Organism... 6-11 Unassociating Biopatterns from SRF Organisms... 6-13 View SRF Biopattern Associations for an Existing SRF Organism... 6-14 Activating SRF Organisms... 6-14 Deactivating SRF Organisms... 6-15 Printing the SRF Biopattern Report... 6-15 SRF Organism Report (Industrial Use)... 6-16

MAINTAIN CUSTOMER QUALITY CONTROL ...7-1 Introduction to Working with QC Results... 7-2 Viewing QC Results... 7-2 VITEK® 2 Systems Software User Manual 510773-3EN1

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Viewing Selected QC Results... 7-3 Creating a Custom Filter to View Cumulative QC Information... 7-4 Adding or Modifying QC Comments... 7-5 Changing the QC Reference ID... 7-5 Changing the Setup Technologist’s Name... 7-5 Viewing QC Isolate Audit Records (Supervisor Only)... 7-5 Viewing Card Details... 7-6 Reviewing QC Results... 7-7 Approving QC Results (Supervisor Only)... 7-8 Applying Electronic Signature... 7-8 Creating and Viewing Batch Results... 7-9 Batch Review and Approve... 7-11 Recording Shipments... 7-11 Printing QC Laboratory Reports... 7-14 QC Laboratory Report... 7-15 QC Detailed Card Report... 7-16 QC Cumulative Report... 7-17

Part III: View and Maintain Results VIEW AND MAINTAIN ISOLATE RESULTS ...8-1 Access the Isolate Results View... 8-3 Using the Navigation Tree to View Specific Isolate Results... 8-4 Active Workspace versus Inactive Workspace... 8-5 Expanding and Collapsing the Navigation Tree... 8-6 Search by Accession Number... 8-7 Status Icons and Descriptions... 8-7 Qualified Isolates... 8-9 Using the Right View Bar to View Specific Results... 8-9 Modifying Isolate Groups and Test Cards... 8-11 Changing the Laboratory Identification Number... 8-12 Changing the Isolate Number... 8-12 Changing the Organism Name... 8-13 Viewing or Updating Patient/Specimen Information... 8-13 Changing Additional Information and Organism Quantity... 8-15 Confirm Changes to the Isolate Group... 8-17 ID Card Details... 8-18 View Detailed Biochemical Results... 8-18 AST Card Details... 8-19 View Detailed Antibiotic Results... 8-19 Unknown Observed Interpretation... 8-21 iv

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Report Selected Antibiotics... 8-21 Antibiotics to Suppress... 8-21 AES Findings (Clinical Use)... 8-22 Possible AES Findings... 8-23 Viewing Detailed AES Report (Clinical Use)... 8-24 Viewing AES Graphic (Clinical Use)... 8-25 Viewing MIC Distributions... 8-26 Selecting and Moving a Test... 8-27 Viewing Card Details... 8-28 Viewing an Isolate Audit Trail... 8-29 Exporting Results and Raw Data to Electronic Media... 8-30 Sending Biopatterns to SRF (Industrial Use)... 8-30 Printing Result Reports... 8-31 Lab Report and Chart Report... 8-32 Accessing and Printing a Detailed Card Report... 8-35 Detailed Card Report (ID and AST Details)... 8-35

Sending Data to LIS... 8-36 Deleting Cards or Isolate Groups... 8-37 Ejecting Cards... 8-38 Reanalyzing Isolate Results... 8-39 Review and Approve Results Configuration... 8-40 Reviewing Results... 8-40 Reviewing Batch Results... 8-40 Approving Results... 8-41 Approving Batch Results... 8-42 CONFIGURE RESULTS ANALYSIS AND REVIEW ...9-1 Configuring ID Analysis... 9-2 View and Maintain ID Analysis... 9-2 Selecting Organisms for Automatic Slashline... 9-3 Enabling SRF Analysis (Industry Use)... 9-3 Setting the Time to Eject Analyzed Cards... 9-3 Configuring AST Analysis... 9-3 Accessing AST Analysis Configuration... 9-4 Card Ejection... 9-4 Deducing Antibiotics... 9-4 Suppressing Antibiotics... 9-5 Results Validation Configuration... 9-6 Critical Isolates... 9-6 Configuring Result Validation... 9-7 VITEK® 2 Systems Software User Manual 510773-3EN1

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Part IV: Configure the Workstation and Maintain System Utilities CONFIGURE AND MAINTAIN WORKSTATION ... 10-1 Accessing Configuration Views... 10-2 Unlock/Lock Configuration View for Changes... 10-3 Save or Cancel Configuration Changes... 10-4 General Configuration... 10-4 Customizing General Configuration (Supervisor Only)... 10-5 System Information... 10-5 System Mode and Options... 10-6 Setting the System Mode... 10-7 Customizing the Inactivity Timer... 10-7 Moving Isolates to Inactive... 10-7 Maximum Logon Attempts... 10-8 Print Settings... 10-8 Miscellaneous... 10-9 Setting Up and Creating New Benches (Clinical Use)... 10-9 Add a Bench Name... 10-9 Delete a Bench... 10-9

Modifying Organism Quantity... 10-10 Modify Organism Quantity Text...10-10

Enabling Patient Demographics (Clinical Use)... 10-10 Enabling Automatic Daily Backup... 10-10 Viewing Versions of Installed Components... 10-11 VIEW AND CONFIGURE AES... 11-1 Accessing AES Configuration... 11-2 Parameter Set Information... 11-4 AES Configuration View... 11-6 AES Parameter Set Definition... 11-6 Values... 11-6 Deductions... 11-7 Deduction by Phenotype... 11-7 Equivalent Deductions... 11-7

Settings... 11-8 Activating a Parameter Set... 11-8 Creating Custom Parameter Sets... 11-9 Creating a Custom Parameter Set... 11-10 Deleting Custom Parameter Sets... 11-11 Viewing MIC Interpretation Guideline... 11-11 Customizing MIC Interpretation Guideline... 11-12 vi

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Modifying Breakpoints for a Custom Interpretation Guideline... 11-13 Updating a Breakpoint... 11-14 Adding a Breakpoint Set... 11-14 Delete Breakpoint Set... 11-15

Sorting Information... 11-15 Viewing Therapeutic Interpretation Guideline... 11-16 Sorting Information... 11-19 Creating a Custom Therapeutic Interpretation Guideline... 11-19 Modifying Custom Therapeutic Interpretations... 11-19 Add Therapeutic Interpretation... 11-20 Delete Therapeutic Interpretations... 11-21

Printing User Change Report... 11-22 CONFIGURE AND MAINTAIN BCI... 12-1 Introduction... 12-2 View and Maintain Connection Status... 12-2 Supervision... 12-4 Status of the Connection... 12-5 Alarm Connection... 12-6 Unused Connection... 12-6 Transaction Log... 12-7 Search Transaction Log... 12-7 Deleting Transaction Log Messages... 12-8 Printing Uploaded Messages... 12-9 Link Operation... 12-9 Start/Stop the Connection... 12-10 Transmission of Results (Upload)... 12-11 Reception of Data (Download)... 12-11 Results on Hold (Back in Service/Out of Service)... 12-11 View Link History... 12-12 Viewing Real-time Interface Connection... 12-13 Link Configuration... 12-14 Tools... 12-20 BCI Alarm Status Icons... 12-21 View and Maintain BCI Status and Alarms... 12-21 Current BCI Alarm Report... 12-24 BCI Alarm History Report... 12-25

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BCI Configuration Settings... 12-25 General BCI Configuration Settings... 12-26 BCI Upload Tab... 12-27 BCI Download Tab... 12-28 BCI Translation Tab... 12-30 SYSTEM UTILITIES... 13-1 Create and Maintain User and Security Settings... 13-2 Initial User Accounts... 13-2 Creating User Accounts... 13-3 Adding User IDs to User Groups... 13-4 Creating AST Card Definitions... 13-5 Deleting a Card Definition... 13-6 Maintain AST Card Definitions... 13-7 Archive Isolate Reports and Isolate Audit Trail... 13-8 Archiving Isolates... 13-8 Archive Isolates... 13-9 What Happens to Deleted Isolates?... 13-9

Archiving Isolates to a CD... 13-10 Too Many Isolate Reports for One CD... 13-11 Viewing and Searching Archived Isolate Reports... 13-11 Search Audit Trail... 13-13 Searching Audit Trail by Isolates or by the Application (System)... 13-13 Saving Audit Trail to a CD... 13-16 Exporting Results and Raw Data to Electronic Media... 13-16 Print Audit Trail Reports... 13-17 DATA BACKUP AND DAILY MAINTENANCE ... 14-1 Backup Isolate Data... 14-2 Recommended Backup Strategy... 14-2 Daily... 14-2 Weekly... 14-2 Long-Term Storage... 14-2

Automatic Backup... 14-3 CD Failure... 14-3 Laboratory Technologist Initiated Isolate Data Backup... 14-3 End-of-Day Processing and Daily Maintenance... 14-4 End-of-Day Processing Begins... 14-4

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Table of Contents Cassette Management Cleanup... 14-6 Instrument Status Management Cleanup... 14-6 Alarm Management Cleanup... 14-6 Deleted Isolates Cleanup... 14-6

Maintain Inactive Workspace... 14-6 Cumulative Patient Isolate and Audit Management (Isolate Reports)... 14-6 Cumulative QC Isolate and Audit Management (Isolate Reports)... 14-7 Deleted Isolates in the Inactive Workspace... 14-7 Application Audit Trail Management... 14-7

Restore Isolate Data (Supervisor Only)... 14-7 Restore Failure... 14-9 APPENDIX A: BLANK CASSETTE WORKSHEET... A-1 VITEK® 2 Compact Blank Cassette Worksheet... A-1 VITEK® 2 Blank Cassette Worksheet... A-2 APPENDIX B: FORCING RULES ... B-1 APPENDIX C: AES ANTIBIOTIC DEDUCTION RULES ...C-1 GLOSSARY ... GLOSSARY-1 INDEX ... INDEX-1

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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2-1:

Sample View ...2-2

Figure 2-2:

Main View ...2-3

Figure 2-3:

Splash Screen ...2-7

Figure 2-4:

Login Screen ...2-8

Figure 2-5:

Login icon ...2-9

Figure 2-6:

Logout window ...2-9

Figure 3-1:

Instrument Status Icon ...3-2

Figure 3-2:

Instrument OK Status ...3-3

Figure 3-3:

Instrument Warning Status ...3-3

Figure 3-4:

Instrument Error Status ...3-3

Figure 3-5:

Current Instrument Status ...3-4

Figure 3-6:

Monthly Instrument Status ...3-5

Figure 3-7:

Current Alarms ...3-6

Figure 3-8:

Alarm History ...3-8

Figure 4-1:

Enter Manage Cassettes View ...4-2

Figure 4-2:

Set Up Tests Post Entry View ...4-3

Figure 4-3:

Setup Tests Post Entry Filter Options ...4-4

Figure 4-4:

Print Cassette Report View ...4-5

Figure 4-5:

Card Definition ...4-7

Figure 4-6:

Define Isolate Icon ... 4-10

Figure 4-7:

Define Isolate Window ... 4-11

Figure 4-8:

Save Icon ... 4-11

Figure 4-9:

Print Cassette Report ... 4-12

Figure 4-10:

Example Cassette Report ... 4-13

Figure 4-11:

Example Blank Cassette Worksheet ... 4-14

Figure 4-12:

Eject Icon ... 4-15

Figure 4-13:

Maintain Virtual Cassette ... 4-17

Figure 4-14:

Create New Virtual Cassette ... 4-17

Figure 4-15:

Virtual Cassette Workspace ... 4-18

Figure 4-16:

View Reconciliation Failure Icon ... 4-19

Figure 4-17:

Delete Virtual Cassette ... 4-20

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Figure 4-18:

Set Up QC Test Window ...4-24

Figure 5-1:

Enter Manage Patient Information View ... 5-2

Figure 5-2:

View and Maintain Patient Information ... 5-2

Figure 5-3:

Add Patient/Specimen Icon ... 5-3

Figure 5-4:

Add Specimen Icon ... 5-4

Figure 5-5:

Search Inactive Reports Icon ... 5-7

Figure 5-6:

Search Inactive Reports Window ... 5-7

Figure 5-7:

Inactive Reports Format Options ... 5-8

Figure 6-1:

SRF Workflow Diagram ... 6-2

Figure 6-2:

Send to SRF Icon ... 6-3

Figure 6-3:

Copy Biopattern Window ... 6-3

Figure 6-4:

View and Maintain SRF Data View ... 6-5

Figure 6-5:

Unassociated Biopattern View ... 6-6

Figure 6-6:

SRF Organism View ... 6-7

Figure 6-7:

Create SRF Organism ... 6-7

Figure 6-8:

New SRF Organism Window ... 6-8

Figure 6-9:

Delete Icon ...6-10

Figure 6-10:

Maintain SRF Organism Association Icon ...6-11

Figure 6-11:

Maintain SRF Association View ...6-12

Figure 6-12:

Associate Biopattern/SRF Organism Icon ...6-12

Figure 6-13:

Maintain SRF Association View ...6-13

Figure 6-14:

Unassociate Biopattern/SRF Organism Icon ...6-13

Figure 6-15:

Example SRF Organism Report ...6-16

Figure 7-1:

Cumulative Custom Filter ... 7-4

Figure 7-2:

QC Audit Report Preview ... 7-6

Figure 7-3:

Card Details Icon ... 7-6

Figure 7-4:

Review Results Icon ... 7-7

Figure 7-5:

Approve Results Icon ... 7-8

Figure 7-6:

Review Confirmation Window ... 7-9

Figure 7-7:

Isolate Groups View ...7-10

Figure 7-8:

Record Shipment Icon ...7-12

Figure 7-9:

Record Shipment Window ...7-13

Figure 7-10:

Select a Result Report Type ...7-14

Figure 7-11:

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Figure 7-12:

QC Detailed Card Report ... 7-16

Figure 7-13:

QC Cumulative Report ... 7-17

Figure 8-1:

Enter Isolate View Icon ...8-3

Figure 8-2:

Isolate Results View ...8-4

Figure 8-3:

Navigation Tree ...8-6

Figure 8-4:

Search Accession Number Icon ...8-7

Figure 8-5:

Search Accession Number Window ...8-7

Figure 8-6:

Right View Bar ...8-9

Figure 8-7:

View Patient/Specimen Information Icon ... 8-14

Figure 8-8:

View Specimen Information Window ... 8-14

Figure 8-9:

Additional Information Button ... 8-15

Figure 8-10:

Additional Isolate Information Window ... 8-15

Figure 8-11:

Result Validation Configurations ... 8-17

Figure 8-12:

View ID Card Details ... 8-18

Figure 8-13:

View AST Card Results ... 8-19

Figure 8-14:

AES Findings ... 8-22

Figure 8-15:

Detailed AES Report ... 8-25

Figure 8-16:

AES Graphic ... 8-27

Figure 8-17:

View Card Details ... 8-28

Figure 8-18:

View Audit History Icon ... 8-29

Figure 8-19:

View Isolate Audit ... 8-29

Figure 8-20:

Export Isolate and Raw Instrument Data Icon ... 8-30

Figure 8-21:

Send to SRF ... 8-31

Figure 8-22:

Laboratory Report (First Page of ID Summary) ... 8-33

Figure 8-23:

Lab Report (Page 2) ... 8-34

Figure 8-24:

AST Card Details Report ... 8-35

Figure 8-25:

ID Card Details Report ... 8-36

Figure 8-26:

Send to LIS Icon ... 8-37

Figure 8-27:

Delete Icon ... 8-37

Figure 8-28:

Delete Card Message ... 8-38

Figure 8-29:

Eject Card Icon ... 8-38

Figure 8-30:

Eject Card Message ... 8-39

Figure 8-31:

Reanalyze Results ... 8-39

Figure 8-32:

Review Results ... 8-40

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Figure 8-33:

Batch Review ...8-41

Figure 8-34:

Approve Results ...8-42

Figure 8-35:

Batch Approve ...8-42

Figure 9-1:

Configure ID Analysis ... 9-2

Figure 9-2:

AST Configuration View ... 9-4

Figure 9-3:

Result Validation Configuration ... 9-8

Figure 10-1:

Configuration Icon ...10-2

Figure 10-2:

ConfiguratIon Drop-Down Menu ...10-3

Figure 10-3:

Unlock Configuration view ...10-3

Figure 10-4:

Save Icon ...10-4

Figure 10-5:

Cancel Changes Icon ...10-4

Figure 10-6:

General Configuration View ...10-5

Figure 10-7:

System Information ...10-6

Figure 10-8:

System Mode ...10-7

Figure 10-9:

Print Settings ...10-8

Figure 10-10: Miscellaneous Settings

...10-9

Figure 10-11: Version View ... 10-11 Figure 11-1:

Configuration Drop-Down Menu with AES Configuration Selected ...11-2

Figure 11-2:

AES Configuration View ...11-3

Figure 11-3:

AES Configuration Warning ...11-4

Figure 11-4:

AES Configuration View ...11-6

Figure 11-5:

AES Active Parameter Set ...11-8

Figure 11-6:

Activate Parameter Set Confirmation Message ...11-9

Figure 11-7:

Create New Component Icon ... 11-10

Figure 11-8:

Create a Custom Parameter Set ... 11-10

Figure 11-9:

MIC Interpretation Guidelines ... 11-12

Figure 11-10: Create New Component Icon ... 11-12 Figure 11-11: Create Custom Parameter Set ... 11-13 Figure 11-12: Modify Breakpoints ... 11-14 Figure 11-13: View Therapeutic Guideline ... 11-16 Figure 11-14: Filter Icon ... 11-17 Figure 11-15: Select One or More Organisms ... 11-17 Figure 11-16: Arrow Icon ... 11-17 Figure 11-17: Select One or More Antibiotics ... 11-18

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Figure 11-18: Select One or More Phenotypes ...11-18 Figure 11-19: Modify Custom Column ...11-20 Figure 11-20: Add a New Therapeutic Interpretation ...11-20 Figure 11-21: Select One or More Organism ...11-21 Figure 11-22: User Changes Report ...11-22 Figure 12-1:

BCI Connection Status ... 12-3

Figure 12-2:

BCI Status ... 12-3

Figure 12-3:

Supervision ... 12-4

Figure 12-4:

BCI Connection Status ... 12-6

Figure 12-5:

Alarm Connection ... 12-6

Figure 12-6:

Unused Connection ... 12-6

Figure 12-7:

Transaction Log ... 12-7

Figure 12-8:

Search Button ... 12-8

Figure 12-9:

Delete Button ... 12-8

Figure 12-10: Print Button ... 12-9 Figure 12-11: Search Button ... 12-9 Figure 12-12: Links ...12-10 Figure 12-13: BCI Link ...12-10 Figure 12-14: Link Operations Window ...12-10 Figure 12-15: Start/Stop Connection ...12-11 Figure 12-16: Transmission Buttons ...12-11 Figure 12-17: Download Button ...12-11 Figure 12-18: BIS ...12-12 Figure 12-19: OOS ...12-12 Figure 12-20: Link Operations-Submenu History ...12-13 Figure 12-21: Link Operations-Submenu Real-Time ...12-14 Figure 12-22: Link Configuration ...12-15 Figure 12-23: Link Configuration Submenu ...12-16 Figure 12-24: Link Configuration Submenu ...12-16 Figure 12-25: Connection OK Status ...12-21 Figure 12-26: Connection Warning Status ...12-21 Figure 12-27: Connection Error Status ...12-21 Figure 12-28: BCI Status ...12-22 Figure 12-29: Current BCI Alarms ...12-22 VITEK® 2 Systems Software User Manual 510773-3EN1

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Figure 12-30: BCI Alarm History ... 12-23 Figure 12-31: Current BCI Alarms ... 12-24 Figure 12-32: BCI Alarm History ... 12-25 Figure 12-33: BCI Configuration View ... 12-26 Figure 12-34: BCI Configuration View (Upload Tab) ... 12-28 Figure 12-35: BCI Download Tab ... 12-29 Figure 12-36: BCI Translation Tab ... 12-30 Figure 13-1:

Enter New AST Card Type ...13-6

Figure 13-2:

Delete AST Card Type ...13-7

Figure 13-3:

Maintain AST Card Definitions ...13-8

Figure 13-4:

Archive Isolate Reports and Audit Information ... 13-10

Figure 13-5:

Archive and View Archived Reports ... 13-12

Figure 13-6:

Search Audit Trail ... 13-13

Figure 13-7:

Search Audit Trail ... 13-14

Figure 13-8:

Save Audit Trail to a CD Icon ... 13-16

Figure 13-9:

Export Results Icon ... 13-16

Figure 13-10: Audit Trail Reports ... 13-17

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LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1:

Main Navigational Areas of the System Software ...2-4

Table 4-1:

Cassette Status Descriptions ...4-6

Table 4-2:

Card Definition Columns ...4-9

Table 6-1:

SRF Organism Definition Window ...6-8

Table 7-1:

Isolate Icons and Descriptions ...7-2

Table 8-1:

Status Icons and Descriptions ...8-8

Table 8-2:

Qualified Isolates ...8-9

Table 8-3:

Biochemical Results ... 8-19

Table 8-4:

MIC Values ... 8-20

Table 8-5:

Antibiotic Interpretations ... 8-20

Table 8-6:

Test Interpretations ... 8-20

Table 8-7:

AES Confidence Levels ... 8-23

Table 8-8:

Report Contents ... 8-32

Table 9-1:

Critical Isolates ...9-6

Table 9-2:

Result Validation Selections ...9-8

Table 9-3:

Result Validations Settings ...9-9

Table 12-1: Configuration Parameters ...12-17 Table 12-2: BCI Upload Tab Settings ...12-27 Table 13-1: User Group Descriptions ... 13-2 Table 13-2: Default User Accounts ... 13-3 Table 13-3: Isolates Eligible For Archive ... 13-9 Table 13-4: Search Events ...13-14

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