QC1™ Quality Control Slides

Utilizing quality control slides for staining validation is necessary to ensure reliable, consistent diagnostic results. But making those slides takes time and ensuring accurate, consistent results can be difficult. That’s where Alpha-Tec can help. Whether you perform Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology, and/or Bacteriology staining, we likely have a QC1™ Quality Control Slide for you.

Time-Saving Convenience

Regulatory organizations and Good Laboratory Practices dictate that QC slides be used for stain validation procedures. However, preparing quality control slides in your laboratory can be a time-consuming process and leaves room for potential error. Maintaining cultures or sourcing known positives for everything from Nocardia to Cryptosporidium can be costly as well.

Alpha-Tec Systems’ QC1 Slides save your lab considerable preparation time by eliminating the need to maintain control cultures or utilize positive samples. Our pre-made slides are conveniently packaged in individual pouches to provide accurate validation while only taking moments to set up: just open and stain!

Quality You Can Rely On

The high quality of our QC1 Slides stems from the thorough manufacturing process that Alpha-Tec employs. Before making the substrate, all organisms destined for the slides are carefully prepared to ensure purity. The substrate is then tested for accurate staining and positive organism density, and once dispensed onto the slide, it is re-tested to guarantee that nothing changed during production. In addition, unlike other standard slides, each Alpha-Tec QC1 Slide is individually sealed into a pouch to preserve the substrate on the surface of the QC1 Slide and eliminate the possibility of slide cross-contamination. The result of all this is an easy-to-use and high-quality QC1 Slide that can increase your confidence in the accuracy of your staining validation.

Take Your Pick

Take your pick from the wide selection of reliable Alpha-Tec QC1 Slides. We offer slides for multiple staining validation
procedures including Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology, Gram, and Nocardia.

Specifications:
• Individually packaged, pre-made QC1 Quality Control Slides
• Complies with regulatory requirements
• Eliminates need to maintain control cultures or pool positive samples
• Easy standardization of routine stain validation procedures
• Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology, Gram, and Nocardia QC1 Slides available