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Starplex™ Scientific Starswab II™ Collection and Transport Systems: Amies Charcoal Medium

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Shaft Material:
Plastic
Straight Wire
Quantity:
100/Cs.
50 Pk.
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Description

Protective overskirt on cap

  • Designed for collecting, transporting and maintaining the viability of aerobic, anaerobic and facultative microorganisms
  • Swab tips available in single, double or straight wire format
  • Applicators have color-coded caps with overskirt and biohazard plug-cap rings; extra-long swab shafts; and a labeled, round-bottom, spiral transport tube
  • Transport tubes contain 4mL of semi-solid media
  • Spiral media chamber within a seamless polypropylene tube protects sample and keeps it immersed in media during transport
  • Labels preprinted with lot number, expiration date and product code with space reserved for recording patient information
  • Gamma sterilized and wrapped in sterile, easy-to-peel envelope

Amies Charcoal Medium

  • Improves the survival of fastidious organisms (especially Neisseria gonorrhoeae) by neutralizing any toxic components present

Specifications

Product Type Collection and Transport System
Media Type Modified Amies Charcoal Gel
Swab Configuration Single Applicator
Certifications/Compliance CE
Closure Color Black
For Use With (Application) Collecting, transporting and maintaining the viability of aerobic, anaerobic and facultative microorganisms
Length (English) 6 in.
Length (Metric) 15.2 cm
Packaging Bag
Quantity 50 Pk.
Shaft Material Plastic
Storage Requirements 4°C to 25°C
Tip Material Rayon
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