eSwabs (50 flocked swabs, minitip) with UTM

There are numerous sets for sample collection, consisting of a swab with a breakpoint, a transport tube, and transport medium.

We recommend Copan flocked swabs, suitable for almost all types of smears and pathogens.

FLOQSwabs™ (with UTM), eSwabs™ (with Amies transport medium)

Areas of application: eyes, nose, nasopharynx, throat, urogenital area, skin, ...

Great care should be taken when collecting samples from patients, as the success of isolating and identifying pathogens depends on it.
1. Open the swab bag and remove the sample tube and swab.
2. Perform the swab on the patient.
3. Twist and remove the cap of the sample tube. Be careful not to spill the transport medium.
4. Insert the swab into the tube until the red marked breakpoint is at the level of the tube opening.
5. Break off the swab in the tube and dispose of the broken part (to grasp the swab shaft) in an approved medical waste container.
6. Close the sample tube with the cap.
7. Label the sample tube with the patient's data. Send the sample to the analysis laboratory.

As a general rule, the shorter the time between sample collection and processing, the better the processing will be.

Selection of the correct transport media:

UTM:
The "Universal Transport Medium" (UTM™) system is used for collecting and transporting clinical samples that may contain viruses, chlamydia, mycoplasmas, or ureaplasmas. The UTM™ kit can be used for all common procedures such as virus culture, nucleic acid amplification, and antigen detection.
We carry Copan UTM™ products with various flocked swabs (FLOQSwabs™).

Amies:
Universal transport medium for collecting and transporting clinical samples that contain aerobes, anaerobes, fastidious bacteria, viruses, and chlamydia. Suitable for all common clinical laboratory procedures such as microbiological culture of aerobes, anaerobes and fastidious organisms, as well as antigen and nucleic acid detection of bacteria, viruses, and chlamydia.
We carry Copan eSwabs™ products with various flocked swabs (FLOQSwabs™).

eSwab™ for aerobic, anaerobic, and fastidious bacteria:
eSwab™ or Copan Liquid Amies Elution Swab is a universal swab and transport system for aerobic, anaerobic, and fastidious bacteria.
eSwab™ consists of a tube with 1ml of Amies medium and a nylon flock fiber swab.
From eSwab™ samples, bacterial cultures can be grown in the laboratory, and antigen detection and PCR procedures can be performed. The liquid transport medium allows for sample division and thus the performance of multiple tests from the same sample.