Reported Feb 16, 2022 · Terminated

KWIK-STIK, Quality control kit for culture media, sold as: a. KWIK-STIK 2-pack Enterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC…

Microbiologics Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Microbiologics Inc · 200 Cooper Ave N · Saint Cloud, MN · 56303-4440

Is this the product you have?

  • KWIK-STIK, Quality control kit for culture media
  • sold asa. KWIK-STIK 2-pack Enterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC 51299 b. KWIK-STIK 6-pack Enterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC 51299
Lot codes and dates
  • a. Catalog Number 0959P
  • UDI20845357023210
  • Lot Number (Expiration Date)
    • 959-94-3 (04/30/2020)
    • 959-95-2 (09/30/2020)
    • 959-96-1 (12/31/2020)
    • 959-96-4 (12/31/2021)
    • 959-97-4 (03/31/2021)
    • 959-97-5 (03/31/2021)
    • b. Catalog Number 0959K
  • UDI30845357023224
  • Lot Number (Expiration Date)
    • 959-94-2 (04/30/2020)
    • 959-95-1 (09/30/2020)
    • 959-95-5 (09/30/2020)
    • 959-96-3 (12/31/2020)
    • 959-97-1 (03/31/2021)
    • 959-97-6 (03/31/2021)
Amount recalled
1,975 units

This recall covers 11 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 10 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Tests returning incorrect susceptible results. High Level Gentamicin Synergy value was out of specification (sensitive) when analyzed on the Vitek 2 AST-GP67 card, and these lots failed the disk diffusion method used for product release.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jul 11, 2022 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:54 PM UTC

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