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- INTENDED USE
SwabCollect™ Stuart Amies with Charcoal, 5 mL is used for transportation and preservation of microbiological specimen.
- PRINCIPLES
SwabCollect™ Stuart Amies with Charcoal, 5 mL provides a reduced environment due to the presence of sodium thioglycollate and small amount of agar. Charcoal helps to neutralize materials that are toxic to sensitive pathogens like Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Calcium magnesium, potassium and sodium salts help the survival of gonococcal cells and also control permeability of bacterial cells. Phosphates buffer the medium.
- Peel open the sterile pouch at the point marked.
- Remove cap from transport tube.
- Remove applicator swab and collect specimen. During specimen collection, the applicator tip should only touch the area where the infection is suspected to minimize potential contamination.
- Place applicator swab in transport tube and replace cap firmly to completely seal.
- Record patient’s name and information on tube label.
- Send specimen to the laboratory for immediate analysis.
- Precaution: When collecting swab samples from patients, care should be taken not to use excessive force or pressure which may result in breakage of the swab shaft.
- SwabCollect™ Stuart Amies with Charcoal, 5 mL is produced in a closed environment, adhering to strict hygiene regulations. The plastic tube and swab are sterilized using EO gas, ensuring no microorganisms affect the quality of the sample.
BacterLab ensures the quality of each product batch of the medium by testing with ATCC reference strains.
| Reference strains | Incubation conditions | Expected results |
| Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 | 35 – 37°C for 18 – 24 hours | Good growth |
| Shigella flexneri ATCC 12022 | Good growth | |
| Neisseria meningitidis ATCC 13090 | Good growth | |
| Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 | Good growth |
Tools
- Sterile swab
- Sterile plastic tube, size 13 x 172 mm
Medium
- Volume of medium in the plastic tube: 5 mL
- Components of the medium:
For 1 liter of medium
| Sodium chloride | 3,0 g |
| Potassium chloride | 0,2 g |
| Calcium chloride | 0,1 g |
| Magnesium chloride | 0,1 g |
| Monopotassium phosphate | 0,2 g |
| Disodium phosphate | 1,15 g |
| Sodium thioglycollate | 1,0 g |
| Charcoal | 10,0 g |
| Agar | 4,0 g |
pH of the ready-to-use medium at 25°C: 7,2 ± 0,2
| Product Name | Code | Packaging |
| SwabCollect™ Stuart Amies with Charcoal, 5mL | 4106007 | 50 set/box or customer request |
| Each kit includes: one plastic tube with sample transport medium and one sterile swab. |
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