Swabs & transport

A.C.T. I culture transport and sterile swab
Item Name: A.C.T. I culture transport and sterile swab
Item Description:

Thermo Scientific™ Remel A.C.T. I is an aerobic, facultative, and anaerobic culture transport with semi-solid, non-nutritive medium in a 216 x 125 mm tube designed for fluid specimens or swabs when swab collection is appropriate.

Special Instructions:

This product should not be used if:

  • There is evidence of contamination
  • More than 3mm of the medium is oxidized (pink or lavender color)
  • The expiration date has passed
  • The agar is broken
  • There are other signs of deterioration

 

Bacterial transport swab (pink) - Amies w/o charcoal (LabCorp)
Item Name: Bacterial transport swab (pink) - Amies w/o charcoal (LabCorp)
Copan UTM-RT
Item Name: Copan UTM-RT
Item Description:

3.0mL transport & preservative medium with flocked flexible minitip (NP) swab for viral molecular diagnostic testing.

1.0 mL tube medium acceptable.

Copan UTM-RT transport (purple cap)
Item Name: Copan UTM-RT transport (purple cap)
Item Description:

Copan Universal Transport Media (UTM-RT)

Contains one transport container and two (2) standard sized swabs. Only one swab is required, however, if two swabs are used to sample the same source, the specimen is acceptable.

If nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs are needed, they must be ordered separately. 

Maximum ten (10) per order.

Alert:

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April 13, 2022

Due to supply procurement issues, this items is temporarily being substituted with a RED capped COPAN tube and an iClean flocked specimen collection swab.

COVID-19/Coronavirus sample collection kit
Item Name: COVID-19/Coronavirus sample collection kit
Item Description:

Kit will contain an OP or NP swab and viral transport media.

 

Dacron-tipped NP swab for use with UTM-RT (purple top)
Item Name: Dacron-tipped NP swab for use with UTM-RT (purple top)
Dacron-tipped sterile swab
Item Name: Dacron-tipped sterile swab
Item Description:

6" Dacron-tipped sterile swab with plastic shaft

ESwab flexible mini-tip collection kit (blue)
Item Name: ESwab flexible mini-tip collection kit (blue)
Item Description:

BD™ ESwab Collection Kit Flexible Minitip Flocked Swab (blue cap) for Nasopharyngeal bacterial culture, Influenza antigen, or RSV antigen

ESwab mini-tip collection kit (green)
Item Name: ESwab mini-tip collection kit (green)
Item Description:

BD™ ESwab Collection Kit Minitip Flocked (green cap) for routine aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, GC or yeast cultures & Influenza antigen or RSV antigen

ESwab standard tip collection kit (white)
Item Name: ESwab standard tip collection kit (white)
Item Description:

BD™ ESwab Collection Kit Regular Flocked Swab (white cap) for routine aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, GC or yeast cultures & Influenza antigen or RSV antigen.

MicroTest M4-RT transport media vial/tube (T605)
Item Name: MicroTest M4-RT transport media vial/tube (T605)
Item Description:

MicroTest M4-RT transport

 

Special Instructions:

Swabs (Mayo T515) must be ordered separately

Alert:

March 18, 2020 -

Mayo Clinic Laboratories has indicated that this supply item is currently in a backorder status.

Mini-tip sterile polyester-tipped swab
Item Name: Mini-tip sterile polyester-tipped swab
Item Description:

Sterile mini tip applicator swabs

Polyester fiber-tipped applicator/swab (sterile)
Item Name: Polyester fiber-tipped applicator/swab (sterile)
Special Instructions:

For use in collection of specimens for the COVID-19 assay (NP and OP swabs in one UTM container)

Port-a-cul vial anaerobic transport for swabs
Item Name: Port-a-cul vial anaerobic transport for swabs
Item Description:

BD Port-A-Cul™ 9.2mL tube with sterile swab pack.

Supports the viability of anaerobic organisms for up to 72 hours.

Special Instructions:

Use for collection of swab specimens for anaerobic culture.

Saline vial/tube (sterile)
Item Name: Saline vial/tube (sterile)
Item Description:

BBL™ Saline tube, Normal, containing 1 mL