TS/5-1


Pack price (GBP): £84.55 Ex-works
Pack size: 100

Amies Clear
TS/5-1 Probact Amies Clear medium in tube, includes Woodstick shaft/Cotton Tip swab in peel pouch (M40 compliant)

 

Description
For Patient use - Probact Amies Clear medium in tube, includes Woodstick shaft/Cotton Tip swab in peel pouch (M40 compliant)

Recommended For:
General swabbing, wounds etc.

Ideal For:
24 hour transport of microbiological samples (including clinical), for fastidious, non-fastidious aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms including:

Pseudomonas spp., Streptococcus spp., Haemophilus spp., Bacteroides spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., Fusobacterium spp., Propionibacterium spp., Prevotella spp., Neisseria spp., anaerobes, microaerophilics.

Known Limitations:
1. DO NOT REUSE. Single use Device that is not suitable for re-work or reuse.

2. Recovery after 24 hours will be unpredictable and target organisms will be lost. Fatty acid sensitive strains will give decreased recovery or be stressed in the presence of cotton.

Health professionals should consider all diagnosis routes alongside gram staining - Please cick here to see references:

DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT WHEN CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION IS EXPECTED

Shelf Life: 2 years

Methods:
Rolling swab method etc. Also suitable for microscope use (microscopy).

Sterilisation Method:
Gamma Irradiation to achive a SAL of 10-6

Alternatives: see TS/5-17

Applicable Standards:
CE Marked : In vitro diagnostic medical device. Quality Control of Microbiological Transport Systems

Labelling:
Sterility integrity seal. Write on label with fields for Name, DOB, sample, date, HPL no., Ward. Lot and expiry shown on label and outer peel pouch.

 

Code Name Colour Length Quantity Pack size No. in case Shelf life
TS/5-1 Amies Clear n/a n/a 1 100 n/a 2 years