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Transwab the original and still the best

Transwab the original and still the best

Transwab the original and still the best

Product catalog summary
Introduction to Transwab®
Transwab® is a pioneering transport swab system designed for the collection and transport of both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. It features a semi-solid medium based on Amies’ formulation, which limits overgrowth and reduces oxygen diffusion, ensuring reliable specimen maintenance.

Specifications and Features
- Amies Medium: Available with or without charcoal, it provides a stable environment for bacteria, preventing interference with specimen integrity.
- Compliance: Fully compliant with CLSI M40-A2 standards, ensuring recovery of ten specified bacteria after 48 hours at room or refrigeration temperatures.
- Construction: Uses rayon for the swab bud, avoiding materials like wood and cotton that release antibacterial substances.
- Safety: Designed with features like the “Bell-cap” for user safety and specimen integrity.

Product Variants
- Amies Medium: Available in various configurations for different applications, including wound, skin, urogenital, throat, ear, and nasopharyngeal sampling.
- Cary Blair Medium: Used primarily for faecal specimens, more alkaline than Amies and without charcoal.
- Transtube®: A liquid medium version of Transwab® with a foam pad, suitable for similar applications.

Regulatory and Quality Assurance
- Certifications: CE-marked as Class IIA medical devices, FDA cleared, and compliant with ISO 13485.
- Shelf Life: Products have a two-year shelf life and can be stored at ambient temperatures.

Conclusion
Transwab® offers a reliable and compliant solution for microbiological specimen transport, ensuring accurate and safe delivery to laboratories.
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The original and still the best For better results tomorrow - choose Medical Wire today

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Transwab systems for Aerobes and Anaerobes World leading transport ® Transwab® was the world’s first commercially produced self-contained transport swab with semi-solid medium suitable for both aerobes and anaerobes. Based on the improved maintenance performance offered by Amies’ formulation, using non-nutrient inorganic buffering to limit indiscriminate overgrowth, and semi-solid gel to reduce oxygen diffusion, it completely transformed the scope for swab-based specimens. The sterile swab kits had a long shelf life and could be stored at ambient temperatures and so were suitable for use both...

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Quality first -10 out of 10? For full compliance CLSI M40-A2 requires bacteriological transport swabs to recover each of the following 10 bacteria after holding at ambient or refrigeration temperature for the stated period. Species Strain Holding Period the swab forms a double seal both inside and outside the tube, while the bell-shaped shroud helps to prevent inadvertent contact between the swab and the users fingers. The ultrafine twisted wire used in Pernasal (nasopharyngeal) Transwab® has a true loop at the end of the wire so there are no sharp edges which could injure the patients (often...

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Product Code Swab Application Amies Medium Plain Plastic Shaft Wound, Skin, Urogenital, Throat Amies Medium with Charcoal Plastic Shaft Wound, Skin, Urogenital, Throat Amies Medium Plain Straight aluminium wire shaft Amies Medium Plain Ultra fine twisted wire Nasopharyngeal, Paediatric Light Blue Amies Medium Plain Plastic Shaft Triple wrapped for use in theatre Amies Medium with Charcoal Straight aluminium wire shaft Amies Medium with Charcoal Ultra fine twisted wire Nasopharyngeal, Paediatric Light Blue Amies Medium with Charcoal Plastic Shaft Triple wrapped for use in theatre Amies Medium...

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