IVD Control Products
Culture based QC Micro-organisms

Bundled sets and panels of microorganisms for plate assays QC.
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Microbiologics Catalogue
  • Syndrome Specific QC sets and Panels contain the recommended quality control strains for a particular assay in an easy to use format.
  • One simple catalog number for fast, easy ordering
  • Protects your reputation by providing documentation and assurance that the laboratory can consistently produce accurate results
  • Ensures testing procedures, equipment and materials are working properly
  • Ready-to-use format saves time and money
  • Online Certificate of Analysis provides detailed strain information
  • Trace-ability to reference cultures ensures authenticity
  • Technical Support experts available for guidance
  • Product warranty
Blood Culture Identification
5229P  Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Verification Panel (Live Culture)- 11 strains
Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Verification Panel (Live Culture) contains two KWIK-STIKs of each strain listed below (44 KWIK-STIKs total).
Available strains
  • 0357P Acinetobacter baumannii derived from ATCC® 19606™*
  • 0443P Candida albicans derived from ATCC® 10231™*
  • 0737P Candida glabrata derived from ATCC® 15126™*
  • 0809P Candida krusei derived from ATCC® 14243™*
  • 0726P Candida parapsilosis derived from ATCC® 22019™*
  • 01036P Candida tropicalis derived from ATCC® 1369™*
  • 0323P Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae derived from ATCC® 13047™*
  • 0959P Enterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC® 51299™*
  • 0681P Escherichia coli derived from ATCC® 11229™*
  • 0441P Haemophilus influenzae derived from ATCC® 10211™*
  • 0530P Klebsiella oxytoca derived from ATCC® 13182™*
  • 01005P Klebsiella pneumoniae derived from ATCC® BAA-1705™*
  • 0277P Listeria monocytogenes derived from ATCC® 19111™*
  • 0453P Neisseria meningitidis derived from ATCC® 13077™*
  • 0944P Proteus mirabilis derived from ATCC® 35659™*
  • 0353P Pseudomonas aeruginosa derived from ATCC® 27853™*
  • 0247P Serratia marcescens derived from ATCC® 13880™*
  • 0496P Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® 33591™*
  • 0371PStaphylococcus epidermidis derived from ATCC® 12228™*
  • 0439PStreptococcus agalactiae derived from ATCC® 12386™*
  • 0865P Streptococcus pneumoniae derived from ATCC® 10015™*
  • 0385PStreptococcus pyogenes derived from ATCC® 19615™*
5226P Gram negative control panel - 12 strains
Gram-Negative Blood Culture Control Panel (Live Culture) contains two KWIK-STIKs of each strain listed below (24 KWIK-STIKs total).​
AVAILABLE STRAINS
  • 0599PAcinetobacter baumannii derived from NCIMB 12457
  • 0574PCitrobacter freundii derived from NCTC 9750
  • 01105PEnterobacter cloacae derived from NCTC 13464
  • 01136PEscherichia coli derived from NCTC 13476
  • 01117P Klebsiella pneumoniae derived from NCTC 13438
  • 01112PKlebsiella pneumoniae derived from NCTC 13440
  • 01148PKlebsiella pneumoniae derived from NCTC 13442
  • 01145PKlebsiella pneumoniae derived from NCTC 13443
  • 01147PKlebsiella oxytoca derived from NCTC 11686
  • 0393PProteus vulgaris derived from NCTC 4636
  • 0830PPseudomonas aeruginosa derived from NCTC 10662
  • 01146PSerratia marcescens derived from NCTC 9743​
5225P ​Gram positive control panel - 10 strains
Gram-Positive Blood Culture Control Panel (Live Culture) contains two KWIK-STIKs of each strain listed below (20 KWIK-STIKs total).
AVAILABLE STRAINS
  • 0714P Enterococcus faecalis derived from NCTC 13379
  • 01143PEnterococcus faecium derived from NCTC 12204
  • 0783PListeria monocytogenes derived from NCTC 10890
  • 01065PStaphylococcus aureus derived from NCTC 12493
  • 01150PStaphylococcus lugdunensis derived from NCTC 7990
  • 0480PStreptococcus agalactiae derived from NCTC 8017
  • 0389PStreptococcus anginosus derived from NCTC 10713
  • 0571PStaphylococcus epidermidis derived from NCIMB 8853
  • 0469PStreptococcus pneumoniae derived from NCIMB 13286
  • 0314PStreptococcus pyogenes derived from NCIMB 13285
Women's Health
​8164  GBS  QC Set 
Four KWIK-STIK™ units. Each set contains a low, medium and high level of the same microorganism and one negative control.
AVAILABLE STRAINS
  • E3 Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B, lb) derived from ATCC® 12401™*
  • E5 Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B, lb) derived from ATCC® 12401™*
  • E7 Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B, lb) derived from ATCC® 12401™*
  • Neg Control Lactobacillus acidophilus derived from ATCC® 4356™*​
STI
The following STI controls are available:​
AVAILABLE STRAINS
  • 8229 Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CT/NG) Control Panel (Inactivated Swab) 
  • 8228 CT/GC/TV Control Panel (Inactivated Pellet) 
  • 8164 GBS QC Set (Live Culture) 
  • 8232 Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Control Panel (Inactivated Swab) 8214 Human papillomavirus (HPV) Control Panel (Inactivated Pellet)  
  • 8216 Human papillomavirus (HPV) Verification Panel (Inactivated Pellet)
  • 8189 Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) Control Panel (Inactivated Swab)  
  • 8208 Vaginal Verification Panel (Inactivated Pellet) 
  • 8209 Vaginal Control Panel (Inactivated Pellet)
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing  ​
5189P AST-GN QC Set with Klebsiella (EUCAST) 
CONTAINS TWO KWIK-STIKS OF EACH STRAIN LISTED BELOW (EIGHT KWIK-STIKS TOTAL).
  • 0335PEscherichia coli derived from ATCC® 25922™*
  • 0495PEscherichia coli derived from ATCC® 35218™*
  • 0784PKlebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae derived from ATCC® 700603™*
  • 0353PPseudomonas aeruginosa derived from ATCC® 27853™*AST-​
5112P AST-GP (4 Strains) QC Set (EUCAST)
  • 0366PEnterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC® 29212™*
  • 0959PEnterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC® 51299™*
  • 0495PEscherichia coli derived from ATCC® 35218™*
  • 0365PStaphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® 29213™*
5220P AST-GP (6 Strains) QC Set
 Contains two KWIK-STIKs of each strain listed below (12 KWIK-STIKs total).
  • 0366PEnterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC® 29212™*
  • 0959PEnterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC® 51299™*
  • 0365PStaphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® 29213™*
  • 0146PStaphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® BAA-976™*
  • 0147PStaphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® BAA-977™*
  • 0179PStaphylococcus aureus derived from ATCC® BAA-1026™
  • 5184P   AST-YS QC Set - 2 strains 
Health Care-Associated Infections

C. difficile QC Set - one toxigenic and one non-toxigenic strain.
C. difficile QC Set (Live Culture) includes:
One KWIK-STIK™ unit of Clostridioides difficile derived from ATCC® 9689™* and one KWIK-STIK™ unit of Clostridioides difficile derived from ATCC® 700057™* ​
8174  MRSA Organism Set - 10 strains
MRSA Organism Set (Live Culture) includes four KWIK-STIK™ units of each microorganism listed below:
  • Staphylococcus aureus derived from ATCC® 33591™*
  • Staphylococcus aureus derived from ATCC® 700699™*
  • Staphylococcus aureus derived from ATCC® 43300™*
  • Staphylococcus aureus derived from ATCC® 700698™*
  • Staphylococcus aureus derived from NCTC 12493
  • Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from NCTC 12973
  • Staphylococcus aureus derived from ATCC® 6538™*
  • Staphylococcus aureus derived from ATCC® 29213™*
  • Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® 33862™*
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis derived from ATCC® 51625™*
8178 SA Organism Set - includes 14 Staphylococcal strains ​
 ​SA Organism Set (Live Culture) includes 14 Staphylococcal strains - one KWIK-STIK™ unit of each strain (14 STIKs total) 
The panel includes: 
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 11 strains 
  • Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) 2 strains  
  • Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus epidermidis (MSSE) 1 strain
8173 Strep B Organism Set - 10 strains
GBS Verification Panel (Live Culture) includes two KWIK-STIK™ units of each microorganism listed below:
  • Streptococcus agalactiae (B) derived from ATCC® 12386™*
  • Streptococcus agalactiae (B, III) derived from ATCC® 12403™*
  • Streptococcus anginosus (G) derived from NCTC 10713
  • Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (C) derived from ATCC® 12388™*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (A) derived from ATCC® 19615™*
  • Streptococcus agalactiae (III) derived from ATCC® BAA-22™*
Gastrointestinal Pathogens
8179 ​ Enteric Bacterial Organism Set - 15 strains
Enteric Bacterial Verification Panel (Live Culture) includes two KWIK-STIK™ units of each microorganism listed below: 
  • Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni derived from ATCC® 33291™*
  • Campylobacter coli derived from ATCC® 33559™*
  • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium derived from ATCC® 14028™*
  • Salmonella bongori derived from ATCC® 43975™*
  • Shigella sonnei derived from ATCC® 9290™*
  • Shigella flexneri derived from ATCC® 12022™*
  • Escherichia coli (O157:H7) derived from ATCC® 43890™* (STEC)
  • Escherichia coli serotype O111:H8 derived from CDC 2010C-3114 (STEC)​