ESwab™ Specimen Collection and Transport System with Liquid Amies Medium Additive #481C

Use swabs, with 1 mL of liquid Amies medium, to collect samples from eyes, ears, nasal passages and urogenital tracts.
Sample collection pack contains internal conical shape tube with green capture cap, filled with 1 mL of liquid amies medium and one minitip nylon flocked swab.
Multipurpose collection and transport system: ESwab is the only universal liquid-based, multipurpose, open platform collection and preservation system that maintains viability of aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria for up to 48 hours at refrigerator and room temperature
Optimize patient comfort: Using Copan's patented flocked swab (FLOQSwabs™) reduces the need for multiple samples collected from the same patient
Suitable for automation: The only liquid transport swab system that allows for automated specimen processing.
Multiple tests from one sample: The flocked swab elutes the entire sample upon contact with 1 mL liquid Amies preservation medium, identical aliquots of liquid sample suspension allow for multiple tests from the same specimen
Consistent gram stains: The entire specimen elutes from the flocked swab creating a homogeneous suspension for a more precise and even smear.
Product tested and validated in full compliance with CLSI M40-A: Quality control of microbiological transport system standard, including Neisseria gonorrhoeae, survival at 24 hours
Breakpoint is at 80 millimeters; tube is 12 x 80 millimeters.

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