DIN 58942-3:2003-05

1 Field of application
2 Scope
3 Concepts
      3.1 Culture media
      3.2 Dip slide
      3.3 Carrier of culture media
      3.4 Container for dip slide
4 Designation
5 Requirements and testing
      5.1 Physical and chemical properties
             5.1.1 Container and carrier
                      5.1.1.1 Material
                      5.1.1.2 Freedom from internal
                                 stresses
                      5.1.1.3 Impact resistance
                      5.1.1.4 Dimensional stability and
                                 thermal stability
                      5.1.1.5 Transparency of container
                      5.1.1.6 Adhesion of culture media to
                                 carrier
                      5.1.1.7 Structure of carrier
                      5.1.1.8 Sterility
             5.1.2 Culture medium
                      5.1.2.1 Area
                      5.1.2.2 Macroscopic condition
                      5.1.2.3 Sterility
             5.1.3 Dip slide
      5.2 Biological properties of culture medium
             5.2.1 Requirements
             5.2.2 Microbiological test
6 Labelling
      6.1 Labelling of ready-to-use dip slides
      6.2 Labelling of packaging of ready-to-use dip
             slides
      6.3 Enclosed leaflet with manufacture's instructions
Standards referred to
Other relevant standards
Explanatory notes

This standard is included in DIN Handbook 222 and 302. Applies to dip slides used for cultivating bacteria from the urine of patients. Dip slides are intended to be used once only. The number of colonies grown under incubation per unit surface area is used as a basis for an appropriate bacterial count. Identification of the organisms on the basis of the colony morphology and the growth on different culture media and sensitivity testing are not possible with the dip slide. Dip slides can also be used as transport media as defined. The container of the dip slide shall not be used as a urine sampling container.