The Uricult family of gel slides, manufactured by Orion Diagnostica, are intended for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections by culturing microorganisms in urine. Testing is very easy. The gel slides are simply inserted into the urine sample (or the urine is poured over the gel slides), incubated for 16-24 hours at 36°C and the results interpreted by visual comparison of the cultures with reference tables. If seeding is carried out in a doctor's office, the frozen slides can be used as a convenient transport medium and sent to microbiology laboratories for incubation and interpretation.