Sample Collection Kits
Copan UTM
Universal Transport Medium™ for Collection Preservation and Transport Viruses, Chlamydia, Mycroplasma and Ureaplasma.
UTM®, Universal Transport Medium™, is a room temperature stable viral transport medium for collection, transport, maintenance and long term freeze storage of Viruses, such as Influenza H1N1, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma specimens. UTM® has been used successfully for Rapid Antigen Testing, DFA, Viral Culture and for Molecular-based Assays.
Copan FecalSwab
Optimal Universal Collection, Transport & Preservation System of Faeces and Rectal Swabs for Enteric Diagnostics.
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FecalSwab™ is a convenient system for transporting fecal samples in small instrument-ready tubes saving space and making it easier to transport to the laboratory. FecalSwab™ simplifies and standardizes fecal sample collection, transport and processing by converting solid or semi-solid specimens into liquid phase, in instrument ready tubes, to facilitate automated fecal sample processing. After conducting the primary culture of FecalSwab™, the Flocked Swab and cap assembly can be transferred to COPAN Selenite Broth tubes for selective enrichment of Salmonella. The remaining sample can also be used for a molecular enteric diagnostics*. *after user’s validation
Copan e-swab
Multiple Specimen Collection and Transport System Modified Liquid Amies
ESwab® is the only liquid-based multipurpose collection and transport system that maintains viability of aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria for up to 48 hours at room and refrigerator temperature (GC up to 24h). ESwab® is a truly open platform suitable for automation, gram stains, traditional culture, and molecular assays. With a Flocked Swab and 1 ml of modified Liquid Amies, ESwab® elutes the entire sample into the medium providing to the lab aliquots of liquid sample suspension which can be used to run multiple tests from a single specimen collected from a patient. It represents an ideal collection and transport system to be used for automated liquid handling, such as Copan’s WASP®: Walk-Away Specimen Processor.
Copan eNat
Specimen Collection and Preservation Optimized for Molecular Applications
eNat® is intended for collection, transport and preservation of clinical specimens to be processed with molecular diagnostic platforms. eNat® Guanidine thyocianate based medium stabilizes RNA and DNA of Viruses, Bacteria, Chlamydia, Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma and allows safe specimen handling thanks to its microbial viability inactivation. As the primary purpose of nucleic acids amplification techniques is to screen for a wide range of infectious diseases, nucleic acids integrity of clinical specimens during transport and storage should be preserved. eNat® medium contains a detergent and a protein denaturant that prevents microbial proliferation and ensures optimal preservation of RNA and DNA at room temperature up to 4 weeks and up to 6 months at -20°C.
Copan Transystem
Advantage Swab Transport System for Microbiology
Copan Transystem™ are ready-to-use systems intended for the collection, transport and preservation of clinical specimens for bacteriological examinations. Each Transystem™ unit comprises a sterile peel pouch containing a swab applicator used to collect the sample and a tube containing the transport medium into which the swab applicator is placed after sampling. Transystem™ is available with a wide range of transport media: amies medium with and without charcoal, Stuart medium with and without charcoal, Cary Blair. The range includes different applicator shafts which facilitate the collection of the specimens from various sites of the patient.
