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ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: Johnson County Healthcare Center
Good value analyzer and a workhorse.
Application Area: Microbiology Organism ID and MIC
"The Vitek Compact 2 has very little downtime and is fairly easy to use. Results are reliable and relatively quick."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Johnson County Healthcare Center
Very satisfied with the instrument
Application Area:microbiology
"The Vitek Compact is very easy and reliable to use. The new software update I feel is not as user friendly as the old software version. Other than that the instrument is very reliable and well worth the money"
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Cooper Health System
GREAT results...reproducible and reliable. Service is always prompt and helpful.
Application Area:identification and susceptibilities of bacteria
"We can always count on VITEK 2 to deliver valid and reproducible results, even when other methodologies fail us."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Bryan Health Kearney Regional Medical Center
Vitek 2 compact is an amazing instrument
Application Area:Microbiology ID and Sensitivity testing
"The Vitek 2 compact is an amazing instrument. It's compact, so it has a small footprint. The Advanced Reporting Tool and enhanced features make it an excellent choice to make sure your results are reliable. This instrument is easy to use, has ID and Sensitivity panels that are the size of a credit card, and the smart tools to make sure you are reporting the correct result."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: DaVita Labs
Reliable, easy to use, & fast TAT. Our primary instrument for susceptibility testing.
Application Area:Identification and susceptibility of bacteria
"Vitek 2 gives reproducible results. It is easy to use, maintenance can be performed in a relatively short amount of time. Vitek 2 is our lab's primary instrument for identification and susceptibility testing. The results are reliable and are available faster than our backup systems. Testing is set up on the morning shift and the results are available for release by our evening shift."
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ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: The view hospital
Integral to microbiology lab
Application Area:Medical microbiology
"Quite integral to any laboratory doing microbiology work. It is almost completely automated and works wonderfully. It takes care of NH & anaerobic organisms as well vs. it's some of its competitors. Widely available in any market and hence, supply is not an issue. Additionally, post-sale support is excellent too. Scalable option."
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ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: Spital Onesti
For Microbiology Lab eucast equipment
Application Area:Microbiology lab for Vitek compact 2
"Identification Gram-negative bacteria, nefermentative bacteria and antibiograma AST, we use Eucast standard and we neeed vortex, for antibiotics a place to put on, vortex, antibiotics for eucast and more and more equipment for this. Thanks so much and have a good day!"
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Springhill Medical Center
Great results- no headaches
Application Area:ID and sensitivity testing
"Vitek 2 is a great instrument. Great results, great service. Supplies are always in stock and delivered quickly. I feel good about the low volume of waste generated compared to other identification/ sensitivity instruments. BioMerieux staying green!"
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Pretty unhappy/underwhelmed
Application Area:Identification and susceptibilities
"Our lab had two Vitek instruments and replaced with two new instruments 10-15 years later. I was surprised to see the new equipment basically look identical to old model— nothing seems to have been updated. One model had trouble passing 20-day QC/validation several times that we ended up doing 3x5 day QC. This model also continued to have multiple pipettor/boat transport errors for almost a year and required many replacement parts."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital
Great Results
Application Area:Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility
"The results achieved so 100% better than the previous instrument we have used in our lab."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Winslow Indian Health Care Center
Vitek 2 is a great product.
Application Area:bacterial identification and susceptibility testing
"Vitek 2 is compact and easy to use. Service has been good and software updates are done. Although we are not interfaced, we are able to produce quality results."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Luxor Scientific
The Vitek 2 is a life saver for our laboratory.
Application Area:microbiology organism identification and antibiotic resistance testing
"The Vitek 2 is easy to use and the AES interpretation system is a must for labs that use generalist technologist to perform microbiology. Without dedicated micro techs, it is impossible to remember all of the resistance rules that are required to report high quality results. The instrument specialist that helped us set up the system was amazing and although she has gone on to another position in the company, the service is still top rate. The BioMerieux hotline staff are knowledgeable and prompt. The background interface process is a little cumbersome with our LIS, but it works."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Rutherford Regional Hospital Lab
Amazing Analyzer and Couldn't run efficiently without it!!!
Application Area:Microbiology ID and Susceptibility
"High Quality and reproducible results. Easy to learn, Easy to use, Great Value for both the Lab and Hospitalist Team of physicians."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc.
Great Instrument
Application Area:Clinical Laboratory
"Product is easy to use and doesn't have many issues. The high throughput, automatic reading and unloading are great features. Downtime for service does require you to not load the instrument the day before so you are looking at 2 days of downtime. There are some minor limitations with the software that make it difficult for customizations, rules, and connection with middleware."
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ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Freeman
The BioMerieux team/partnership is an integral part of our lab operation.
Application Area:bacterial identification and sensitivity
"All of the BioMerieux products have been very instrumental to the success of our laboratory. Sales and service have been easy to work with. I believe the price point is a bit high but the equipment's ease of use make it hard to beat."
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Expert ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: NEOLPHARMA
Great investment, efficiency in analysis times
Application Area:Bacterial identifications
"The VITEK equipment consumables have a very good expiration date, the fact that you have a way to track all the information from the cassettes using barcodes or QR, makes the analysis time more efficient in addition to compliance with CFR21, which validates the analyzes carried out in addition to they are very easy to use"
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Texas children's hospital
Very useful instrument in Micro.
Application Area:Antimicrobial susceptibility
"The instrument is easy to use. It sometimes terminates the susceptibilities for unknown reasons. Most of the time it gives results in timely manner. There are some technical issues for example, transferring multiple susceptibilities at the same time is not allowed."
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ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: beacon hospital
Great machine and user friendly.
Application Area:Microbial identification for environmental monitoring
"The machine gives reliable references in order to recognize microbes or fungi in the cleanroom. It's very easy to use and effective identification can be gained in order to maintain microbes in the cleanroom. Service and maintenance are really good."
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: State Of Alaska Environmental Health Laboratory
Great instrument but mass production of the cards and support needs to improve.
Application Area:Pathogen identification
"VITEK 2 is a great system, especially after using API strips. We are a small lab and it is rare that we head straight for PCR for our pathogen screening. The VITEK has been very dependable and is the backbone of our confirmation protocols. The only complaint I have is with the many recalls over the last two years with both the GN and GP (gram-negative & gram-positive) cards. The packaging has been either not sealed on the seam or punctured on the side and their official recalls have not caught all of them. These are not cheap and we have had to dance around these issues several times, often for proficiency testing and/or actual confirmation of positives/epidemiology testing. Its a good system but we need to be able to count on it in a pinch."
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ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Mercy Youngstown
Great product and service
Application Area:Bacteria ID and sensitivities
"Easy to use and very effective. Always great and quick service. Great training and always updating products to make better."
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ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Mercy Youngstown
Great piece of equipment.
Application Area:Bacteria ID and sensitivities
"Great company to deal with. Service is good and the technical rep is very knowledgeable."
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ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: NYP
"Very good product very practical and easy to use. The instructions are written in simple easy to understand format. The customer service are very helpful and easy to reach 24/7. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: University of Texas Med Branch
Application Area:Susceptibility testing and identification of microbes
"The VITEK 2 system is easy to use. bioMérieux has great customer service and comes to fix the analyzer very quickly. One complaint is the density check meter. The density check meters value can vary significantly between meters."
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ReviewerMember since: 2011
Organization: GlaxoSmithKline
Application Area:Microbiological identification
"This is a wonderful equipment for identification. After sales service is prompt and helpful."
The VITEK 2 system has everything healthcare laboratories need for fast, accurate microbial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing.
The innovative VITEK 2 microbial identification system includes an expanded identification database, the most automated platform available, rapid results, and improved confidence—all with minimal training time.
The VITEK 2 system next-generation platform provides greater automation while increasing safety and eliminating repetitive manual operations. The rapid response time means results can be provided more quickly than with manual microbial identification techniques.