FLOQSwab™ minitip (100 flocked swabs)

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

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

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

Area of application: Eyes, nose, nasopharynx, throat, urogenital area, skin, ...

When collecting samples from a patient, great care should be taken, as the success of isolating and identifying pathogens depends on it.
1. Open the swab pouch 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 level with the mouth of the tube.
5. Break off the swab in the tube and dispose of the broken part of 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 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, mycoplasma, or ureaplasma. 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 containing 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™).

The FLOQSwabs™ applicator sticks in a test tube (without medium) are sterile, ready-to-use systems for collecting clinical samples. The applicator sticks are suitable for short-term contact with the human body. 

• Ideal for urethral, nasal or pediatric sample collection
• Breakpoint at 80mm

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