FLOQSwab™ Regular (100 flocked swabs)
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There are numerous kits for sample collection, consisting of a swab with a breakpoint, transport tube, and transport medium.
We favor Copan flocked swabs, suitable for almost all types of swabbing and pathogens.
FLOQSwabs™ (with UTM), eSwabs™ (with Amies transport medium)
Area of application: eyes, nose, nasopharynx, throat, urogenital area, skin, ...
When collecting samples from patients, great care should be taken, as the success of pathogen isolation and identification 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 at the level of the tube opening.
5. Break off the swab in the tube and dispose of the broken part for gripping 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.
In principle: 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 the collection and transport of 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™).
eSwab™ or Copan Liquid Amies Elution Swab for aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria:
- Universal swab and transport system for aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria
- Consists of a tube with 1 ml Amies medium and a nylon flocked fiber swab
- Breakpoint: 80 mm
- Type of sample material: Nose, throat, vagina, groin, armpit, rectal, wound, mouth, stool
Based on 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 the sample to be divided, enabling multiple tests to be performed from the same sample.
FLOQSwabs™ applicator sticks in a test tube are sterile, ready-to-use systems for collecting clinical samples. The applicator sticks are suitable for short-term contact with the human body.