BD Liquid Amies Elution Swab (Eswab) Collection/Transport System

Intended for the collection and transport of clinical specimens containing aerobes, anaerobes and fastidious bacteria from the collection site to the testing laboratory

Supplier:  BD 220532

Catalog No. B220532

Includes: Polypropylene screw-cap tube filled with 1mL of Liquid Amies transport medium and specimen collection swab

Description

One of the routine procedures in the diagnosis of bacteriological infections involves the collection and safe transportation of swab samples. This can be accomplished using the BD Liquid Amies Elution Swab (ESwab) Collection and Transport System. BD ESwab incorporates a modified Liquid Amies transporting medium, which can sustain the viability of a plurality of organisms that include clinically important aerobes, anaerobes and fastidious bacteria such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae during transit to the testing laboratory.

• Processed using standard clinical laboratory operating procedures for bacterial culture
• Swab tip flocked with soft nylon fiber
• Supplied sterile in a collection kit format with labeled conical-bottom tube

Specifications

• Product Type: Elution Swab Collection Kit
• SwabConfiguration: Single Applicator
• Includes: Includes Polypropylene screw cap tube with 1mL of liquid Amies medium with a Blue cap, one flexible minitip swab with flocked Nylon Fiber tip
• Storage Requirements: 5°C to 25°C

• Sterility: Sterile
• For Use With (Application): For the collection and transport of clinical specimens containing aerobes, anaerobes and fastidious Bacteria
• Quantity: 50 Pk.
• Tip Type: Flexible Minitip Flocked