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BD Diagnostics

7 Loveton Circle

Sparks, MD 21152-9999 USA

Tel: 800.638.8663

www.bd.com/ds

2771 Bristol Circle

Oakville, Ontario

Canada L6H 6R5

Tel: 800.268.5430

Monte Pelvoux 111, 9th Floor

Col. Lomas de Chapultepec

11000 México D.F.

Tel: 52.5.237.1200

11 rue Aristide Bergès

38800 Le Pont de Claix, France

Tel: 33.4.7668.3636

Akasaka Garden City

15-1 Akasaka 4-chome

Minato-ku

Tokyo, 107-0052 Japan

Tel: 81.24.593.5405

30 Tuas Avenue 2

Singapore 639461

Tel: 65.8610.633

Rua Alexandre Dumas 1976

04717-004 São Paulo, S.P. Brazil

Tel: 55.11.5185.9833

Footnotes

1. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 1992. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.

2. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 7th ed. 1999. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.

3. IMS Diagnostic Report 2002.

4. ASM 104th General Meeting Abstract C-157, S.L. Gamble, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ.

5. Evaluation of a New Device for the Collection of Bacteriologic Specimens: the “Foam-Swab.” E. BERGOGNE-

BEREZIN et al. Department of Microbiology, Bichat-Claude-Bernard University Hospital. Paris, France.

6. Wilkins and Jimenez-Ulate. 1975. Anaerobic specimen transport device. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2:441.

7. Data on ﬁle, BD Diagnostic Systems.

8. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. 2001. Approved Guideline: M29-A2. Protection of

laboratory workers from occupationally acquired infections; 2nd ed. NCCLS, Wayne, PA.

Difco is a trademark of Difco Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company.

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BD™ Collection and Transport Products BD Diagnostics 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152-9999 USA Tel: 800.638.8663 www.bd.com/ds 2771 Bristol Circle Oakville, Ontario Canada L6H 6R5 Tel: 800.268.5430 Monte Pelvoux 111, 9th Floor Col. Lomas de Chapultepec 11000 México D.F. Tel: 52.5.237.1200 11 rue Aristide Bergès 38800 Le Pont de Claix, France Tel: 33.4.7668.3636 Akasaka Garden City 15-1 Akasaka 4-chome Minato-ku Tokyo, 107-0052 Japan Tel: 81.24.593.5405 30 Tuas Avenue 2 Singapore 639461 Tel: 65.8610.
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“The one who collects the specimen may hold in his or her hand the course of the patient’s recovery”
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Leading experts in diagnostic testing agree that there is nothing more important than the appropriate selection, collection and transportation of a specimen.1, 2 For over 60 years, BD has remained the trusted leader in specimen collection and transport, instilling the care and quality in our products that both the patients and clinicians who rely on us have come to expect. As a result, nearly 90% of all microbiology labs choose BD Collection and Transport products for their needs.
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BBL CultureSwab Collection and Transport Swabs ™ ™ Superior Aerobic Transport The BBL CultureSwab Collection and Transport System is designed for the collection and transport of aerobes. Available with Liquid Stuart or Liquid Amies in over 15 swab and shaft configurations, BBL CultureSwab swabs are designed to meet both common and unique collection and transport needs. The swabs are ideal for Gram staining procedures because of minimal interference or dilution from the transport medium.
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Rayon Swabs Cat. No. Description Unit Intended Use 220093 Liquid Amies, Single Swab Pkg. of 50 For throat, vaginal, skin and wound specimens 220105 Liquid Amies, Double Swab Pkg. of 50 For throat, vaginal, skin and wound specimens 220099 Liquid Stuart, Single Swab Pkg. of 50 For throat, vaginal, skin and wound specimens 220109 Liquid Stuart, Double Swab Pkg. of 50 For throat, vaginal, skin and wound specimens 220129 Liquid Amies, Pkg.
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BBL CultureSwab Plus Collection and Transport Swabs ™ ™ The 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: 5 mL gel column – provides maximum specimen protection and improved sample viability. Available with or without charcoal.
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BD CultureSwab MaxV ™ ™ Maximize Microorganism Recovery BD CultureSwab MaxV shows a higher level of recovery when compared to the competition. This benefit is attributed to a proprietary mix of hypo-allergenic, non-animal proteins embedded into the rayon swab, the first CultureSwab with this feature. The proteins provide additional nutrients to improve organism recovery, especially fastidious organisms, improving patient diagnosis.
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BBL CultureSwab EZ Collection and Transport System ™ ™ Media-free Aerobic Transport The BBL CultureSwab EZ and CultureSwab EZ II collection and transport systems are simple to use and media-free. The patented polyurethane swab utilizes a special polyurethane open-celled structure that protects and releases organisms from their own environment. Like a sponge, the open pores pick up the organisms from their environment and protects them in a state of homeostasis during transport.
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BBL Vacutainer Anaerobic Specimen Collector ™ ™ The Only Media-free System for Anaerobic Specimen Collection Familiar and comfortable to use, the BBL Vacutainer Anaerobic Specimen Collector delivers accuracy, reproducibility and proven 72-hour survivability in the collection and transport of fragile anaerobic specimens.6 The device offers a built-in oxygenelimination system that’s activated by depressing the plunger and a reliable colorchange indicator to ensure that anaerobiosis has been achieved.
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BBL Port-A-Cul Transport Systems ™ ™ Documented to Deliver “Gold-Standard” Anaerobe Viability BBL Port-A-Cul Transport Systems offer a unique non-nutritive pre-reduced transport medium that retards diffusion of oxygen after specimen addition, and supports the viability of anaerobic organisms for up to 72 hours.7 With BBL Port-A-Cul Transport Systems, you can be sure your specimens receive the highest quality treatment! H Built-in indicator – provides visual assurance that media is at peak performance.
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BD Universal Viral Transport System ™ Room Temperature Viability for Viruses, Chlamydiae, Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas BD Universal Viral Transport (UVT) System includes a single formulation that is room temperature stable. BD UVT can sustain viability (and infectivity) of a plurality of organisms that include clinically important viruses, chlamydiae, mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas.
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BD Falcon Sputum Collection System ™ Engineered for safer sputum collection, transport and handling Standard precautions imply that all specimens be treated as containing potentially serious biohazards and includes minimizing direct handling of specimens during collection and transport.8 When it comes to sputum samples, potential site pathogens such as mycobacteria make safe sputum collection and transport ever more critical to protect clinicians, laboratorians and nearby patients.
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BD Falcon SWUBE Collection and Transport System ™ ™ What is a SWUBE? Simple–A swab in a tube! BD Falcon SWUBE products provide QC, research and industrial labs with a simple, flexible and effective way to collect, transport, protect and store specimens. Falcon SWUBE products are sterile and provided without media to enable dry sample transport. They may also be used with your own reagents, media or solutions. 5 3/4 – 6” long shaft – reaches tough sampling sites.
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BD Sterile Pack Swabs ™ Maximum sterility and double wrapped packaging BD Sterile Pack Swabs are used to collect microbial samples in clean rooms, isolators and other critical environments where the RODAC™ (Replicate Organism Detection and Counting) plates for surface sampling cannot be used. The swabs are pre-moistened to significantly improve the uptake of sample material particularly when sampling dry surfaces.
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“The one who collects the specimen may hold in his or her hand the course of the patient’s recovery”
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BD™ Collection and Transport Products BD Diagnostics 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152-9999 USA Tel: 800.638.8663 www.bd.com/ds 2771 Bristol Circle Oakville, Ontario Canada L6H 6R5 Tel: 800.268.5430 Monte Pelvoux 111, 9th Floor Col. Lomas de Chapultepec 11000 México D.F. Tel: 52.5.237.1200 11 rue Aristide Bergès 38800 Le Pont de Claix, France Tel: 33.4.7668.3636 Akasaka Garden City 15-1 Akasaka 4-chome Minato-ku Tokyo, 107-0052 Japan Tel: 81.24.593.5405 30 Tuas Avenue 2 Singapore 639461 Tel: 65.8610.