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

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 temperatureOptimize patient comfort: Using Copan’s patented flocked swab (FLOQSwabs™) reduces the need for multiple samples collected from the same patientSuitable for automation: The only liquid transport swab system that allows for automated specimen processingMultiple 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 specimenConsistent 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 hoursBreakpoint is at 80 millimeters; tube is 12 x 80 millimeters.945801