Oxoid Ltd.

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Profile: Oxoid Ltd. manufactures and distributes microbiological culture media & other diagnostic products. Our products are used in clinical and industrial laboratories to isolate and identify the bacteria or other organisms causing disease or spoilage. We produce peptones, dehydrated culture media, antimicrobial susceptibility tests, microbiological and immunological tests & products. Our antimicrobial susceptibility test is used to decide which antibiotic will provide an effective treatment for a patient with a microbial infection.

The company has ~400 employees and is ISO 9000, ISO 13485 certified.

FDA Registration Number: 8010096
US Agent: Rob Norris / Remel, Inc.
Phone: +1-(913)-895-4185 E-Mail:

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• Anaerobic Transport System (FDA Code: JTX / 866.2900)

A microbiological specimen collection and transport device is a specimen collecting chamber intended for medical purposes to preserve the viability or integrity of microorganisms in specimens during storage of specimens after their collection and during their transport from the collecting area to the laboratory. The device may be labeled or otherwise represented as sterile. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms.

• Antibiotic Assay Culture Media (FDA Code: JSA / 866.2350)

A microbiological assay culture medium is a device that consists primarily of liquid or solid biological materials intended for medical purposes to cultivate selected test microorganisms in order to measure by microbiological procedures the concentration in a patient's serum of certain substances, such as amino acids, antimicrobial agents, and vitamins. The concentration of these substances is measured by their ability to promote or inhibit the growth of the test organism in the innoculated medium. Test results aid in the diagnosis of disease resulting from either deficient or excessive amounts of these substances in a patient's serum. Tests results may also be used to monitor the effects of the administration of certain antimicrobial drugs.

• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Culture Media (FDA Code: JSO / 866.1700)

A culture medium for antimicrobial susceptibility tests is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of any medium capable of supporting the growth of many of the bacterial pathogens that are subject to antimicrobial susceptibility tests. The medium should be free of components known to be antagonistic to the common agents for which susceptibility tests are performed in the treatment of disease.

• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Disc (FDA Code: JTN / 866.1620)

An antimicrobial susceptibility test disc is a device that consists of antimicrobic-impregnated paper discs used to measure by a disc-agar diffusion technique or a disc-broth elution technique the in vitro susceptibility of most clinically important bacterial pathogens to antimicrobial agents. In the disc-agar diffusion technique, bacterial susceptibility is ascertained by directly measuring the magnitude of a zone of bacterial inhibition around the disc on an agar surface. The disc-broth elution technique is associated with an automated rapid susceptibility test system and employs a fluid medium in which susceptibility is ascertained by photometrically measuring changes in bacterial growth resulting when antimicrobial material is eluted from the disc into the fluid medium. Test results are used to determine the antimicrobial agent of choice in the treatment of bacterial diseases.

• Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test System (FDA Code: LON / 866.1645)

A fully automated short-term incubation cycle antimicrobial susceptibility system is a device that incorporates concentrations of antimicrobial agents into a system for the purpose of determining in vitro susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from clinical specimens. Test results obtained from short-term (less than 16 hours) incubation are used to determine the antimicrobial agent of choice to treat bacterial diseases.

• Blood Culturing System (FDA Code: MDB / 866.2560)

A microbial growth monitor is a device intended for medical purposes that measures the concentration of bacteria suspended in a liquid medium by measuring changes in light scattering properties, optical density, electrical impedance, or by making direct bacterial counts. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms.

• Clostridium Difficile Toxin Reagent (FDA Code: LLH / 866.2660)

A microorganism differentiation and identification device is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of one or more components, such as differential culture media, biochemical reagents, and paper discs or paper strips impregnated with test reagents, that are usually contained in individual compartments and used to differentiate and identify selected microorganisms. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease.

• Culture Media Supplements (FDA Code: JSK / 866.2450)

A supplement for culture media is a device, such as a vitamin or sugar mixture, that is added to a solid or liquid basal culture medium to produce a desired formulation and that is intended for medical purposes to enhance the growth of fastidious microorganisms (those having complex nutritional requirements). This device aids in the diagnosis of diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms.

• Gas Generating Device (FDA Code: KZJ / 866.2580)

A gas-generating device is a device intended for medical purposes that produces predetermined amounts of selected gases to be used in a closed chamber in order to establish suitable atmospheric conditions for cultivation of microorganisms with special atmospheric requirements. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease.

• General Nutrient Broth Culture Media (FDA Code: JSC / 866.2350)

• Giardia Spp. (FDA Code: MHI / 866.3220)

• Gram Negative Identification Panel (FDA Code: LQM / 866.2660)

• Gram Positive Identification Panel (FDA Code: LQL / 866.2660)

• Microbial Growth Monitor (FDA Code: JTA / 866.2560)

• Microbiology Diagnostic Device (FDA Code: LIB / 866.2660)

• Microorganism Differentiation Strip and Reagent Disc (FDA Code: JTO / 866.2660)

• Mueller Hinton Agar Broth Culture Media (FDA Code: JTZ / 866.1700)

• Multiple Biochemical Test Culture Media (FDA Code: JSE / 866.2320)

A differential culture medium is a device that consists primarily of liquid biological materials intended for medical purposes to cultivate and identify different types of pathogenic microorganisms. The identification of these microorganisms is accomplished by the addition of a specific biochemical component(s) to the medium. Microorganisms are identified by a visible change (e.g., a color change) in a specific biochemical component(s) which indicates that specific metabolic reactions have occurred. Test results aid in the diagnosis of disease and also provide epidemiological information on diseases caused by these microorganisms.

• Non-Propagating Transport Culture Media (FDA Code: JSM / 866.2390)

A transport culture medium is a device that consists of a semisolid, usually non-nutrient, medium that maintains the viability of suspected pathogens contained in patient specimens while in transit from the specimen collection area to the laboratory. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms and also provides epidemiological information on these diseases.

• Non-Selective and Differential Culture Media (FDA Code: JSH / 866.2320)

• Non-Selective and Non-Differential Culture Media (FDA Code: JSG / 866.2300)

A multipurpose culture medium is a device that consists primarily of liquid or solid biological materials intended for medical purposes for the cultivation and identification of several types of pathogenic microorganisms without the need of additional nutritional supplements. Test results aid in the diagnosis of disease and also provide epidemiological information on diseases caused by these microorganisms.

• Prostate-Specific Antigen for Management of Prostate Cancers (FDA Code: LTJ / 866.6010)

A tumor-associated antigen immunological test system is a device that consists of reagents used to qualitatively or quantitatively measure, by immunochemical techniques, tumor-associated antigens in serum, plasma, urine, or other body fluids. This device is intended as an aid in monitoring patients for disease progress or response to therapy or for the detection of recurrent or residual disease.

• Selective and Differential Culture Media (FDA Code: JSI / 866.2360)

A selective culture medium is a device that consists primarily of liquid or solid biological materials intended for medical purposes to cultivate and identify certain pathogenic microorganisms. The device contains one or more components that suppress the growth of certain microorganisms while either promoting or not affecting the growth of other microorganisms. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms and also provides epidemiological information on these diseases.

• Selective and Non-Differential Culture Media (FDA Code: JSJ / 866.2360)

• Selective Broth Culture Media (FDA Code: JSD / 866.2360)

• Staphylococcus Aureus Screening Kit (FDA Code: JWX / 866.2660)

• Staphylococcus Colonies Resistant Markers, Genotypic Detection Test System (FDA Code: MYI / 866.1640)

An antimicrobial susceptibility test powder is a device that consists of an antimicrobial drug powder packaged in vials in specified amounts and intended for use in clinical laboratories for determining in vitro susceptibility of bacterial pathogens to these therapeutic agents. Test results are used to determine the antimicrobial agent of choice in the treatment of bacterial diseases.

• Streptococcus Spp Antiserum (FDA Code: GTZ / 866.3740)