FLOQSwab™ Regular (100 flocked swabs)

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There are numerous sample collection kits, consisting of a swab with a predetermined break point, transport tube, and 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 taking samples from patients, 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 the 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 tube opening.
5. Break off the swab in the tube and dispose of the broken part of the swab handle in an approved medical waste container.
6. Close the sample tube with the cap.
7. Label the sample tube with 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 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™).

The FLOQSwabs™ applicator sticks from Copan are sterile, ready-to-use systems for collecting clinical samples. The swabs are suitable for short-term contact with the human body. The product must be used according to the instructions. 

Alternatively, we offer other swabs or applicator sticks such as eSwab™ or Copan Liquid Amies Elution Swab as a universal swabbing and transport system for aerobic, anaerobic, and fastidious bacteria.

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.