BD CultureSwab™ Plus Amies Gel without Charcoal, Double Swab, 50/pk 220117

Features & Benefits:

• BD CultureSwab™ and BD CultureSwab™ Plus collection and transport systems help collect and transport aerobes and anaerobes.
• Numerous published studies have shown that compared to other options, BD CultureSwab swabs provide enhanced performance for microorganism recovery.
• Available with liquid Stuart or liquid Amies media in more than 15 swab and shaft configurations, BD CultureSwab products are designed to meet a wide range of transport needs.
• The BD CultureSwab system is available with Cary-Blair medium for use in transporting fecal specimens.
• The BD CultureSwab system includes unique performance-enhancing features such as nitrogen-flushed packaging.
• The BD CultureSwab system features a patented tube design with a tamper-evident seal and double-action security cap. It also uniquely features a 5 1/4-in–long shaft and a nontoxic media reservoir.
• The BD CultureSwab Plus system features a 5-mL Amies agar gel column with oxygen-scavenging agents, for sampling of both aerobic and facultative anaerobic organisms.
• BD BBL CultureSwab Plus Collection and Transport System features Amies agar gel media with oxygen-scavenging agents, for sampling of both aerobic and anaerobic organisms.
• The BBL CultureSwab Plus systems include all the packaging and product design features of the BBL CultureSwab line plus the following:
• Patented "venturi-constriction" – creates the optimum balance of media's surface area exposure. Helps maintain media moisture and minimize oxidation to enhance microbial survival. Centers swab in gel column.
• 5 mL gel column – provides maximum specimen protection and improved sample viability. Available with or without charcoal. Charcoal may be used for enhanced recovery of certain fastidious organisms.
• BD CultureSwab™ Plus Amies Gel without Charcoal, Double Swab 50 Ea

Application:

• For throat, vaginal, skin and wound specimens.