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Type of Swab      Specimen Sources      UVT/UTM      ESwab      Swab/Solution Only      Specialty Swab

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What's the right swab for COVID-19?

The right swab and solution to collect COVID-19 sample?
One of the major focus on expanding COVID-19 testing is on the availability of swab, not only are the public are confused, but even healthcare and lab professionals might not know what’s the right swabs and solution to use. As the most commonly used commercial pre-packaged swabs for COVID-19 testing UVT/UTM and ESwab and not available or in limited supplies.

Laboratories around the world are searching for alternative vendors and manufacturers for swabs and solution to collect samples. As most of us know, the test can only be as good as the specimen, suboptimal collection can lead to false negative, which doesn't affect just one person but allowing that person to spread the virus to others. Therefore the appropriate collection for COVID-19 testing is more critical than your typical testing.

Choosing the right swab

The FDA and CDC guideline stated calcium alginate swabs or swabs with wooden shafts shouldn't be used as they can inhibit PCR testing, also rayon swab might not be compatible with all molecular platforms. An additional challenge for laboratories looking for the right swab is the fact transport swab may not have claimed for preserving molecular components therefore it's up to the laboratory to determine acceptability of swabs.

Type of swabs
Cotton - shouldn't be used as it can inhibit PCR testing
Rayon - synthetic fiber that's soft and absorbent, it's the cheapest acceptable COVID-19 swabs. High absorbent can lead to poor release of specimen material into the media.
Polyester (Dacron) - synthetic fiber that's less absorbent than Rayon, it's commonly used in PCR testing before COVID-19
Foam - polyurethane foam, it's not very absorbent, therefore specimen material from swab can readily available to the media, it's designed to be used with liquid inoculum.
Flocked - made of nylon fiber, the most superiors swab in term of collection and release characteristics, the recommended swab for COVID-19 testing. It had multiple length split end creating additional contact points and its polyester fibers have no absorbance which helps improve sensitivity. 
3D Printed Swab - 
with the shortage of swabs, academic and research institutions are creating 3D printed swab to address the shortage. There are warning from FDA that some 3D printed swabs have more breakage and might not capture sample sufficiently. Also not all laboratories accepts 3D printed swab, therefore consult the testing lab prior to using 3D printed swabs.

UVT/UTM (Viral Transport)
UVT/UTM is what laboratory has been using for years on virus testing, UVT/UTM helps keep the virus viable which is critical for viral culture, but it’s not necessary needed as COVID-19 is a molecular PCR test and  viable organism is not required. Therefore, FDA stated both ESwab and Saline are acceptable alternative but UVT/UTM is still preferred. NP swabs are either flexible mini-tip or just mini-tip and oropharyngeal is regular swab. While both the flexible mini-tip and mini-tip swabs can be used for NP collection the flexible mini-tip is preferred. Always check with the testing lab and manufacturer package insert to confirm acceptability. 

To address the shortage CDC posted instruction on how lab can create their own VTM. 
CDC SOP#: DSR-052-01: Preparation of Viral Transport Media 
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/Viral-Transport-Medium.pdf

ESwab (Liquid Amies)
ESwabs are widely used in laboratories for years for gram stain, bacterial, fungal and AFB testing, it’s also used in molecular and rapid antigen testing. ESwab kits contain nylon swab and 1mL of Liquid Amies. With the shortage of UVT (Universal Viral Transport), ESwab are becoming one of the more common collection system for COVID-19 testing. ESwabs are widely used in laboratories for years for gram stain, bacterial, fungal and AFB testing, it’s also used in molecular and rapid antigen testing. ESwab kits contain nylon swab and 1mL of Liquid Amies. With the shortage of UVT (Universal Viral Transport), ESwab are becoming one of the most popular alternative collection system for COVID-19 testing. For BD and Copan, there are three types of Eswab, regular (white cap) used for oropharyngeal (throat) collection, mini-tip (green cap) and flexible mini-tip (blue cap) used for nasopharyngeal collection.

Swab and Solution Only
With the shortage of collection kits, to meet the growing demand every healthcare facility are forced to purchase swabs and solutions separately from different vendors. This creates additional responsibility for the laboratory to ensure both the swab and solution are compatible with testing methodology. There are also additional factors to consider:
  • Temperature: both storage and specimen stability can vary depending on the solution used. For example, saline is usually stored at room temp, but once the sample is collected it needed to be refrigerated.
  • Glass tube: some of the saline tubes are glass tube and might not be accepted by reference lab. Also glass tube cannot be frozen which limited stability.
  • Breakpoint: in a collection kit, the swab breakpoint will fit the tube, but when swab and the solution come separately, the provider collecting might need to manually cut the swab off as the breakpoint might not fit or there is no breakpoint at all. In general 88mm breakpoint swab will fit in 1mL solution tube and 100mm breakpoint will fit in 3mL solution tube.
  • Saline: Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) is preferred over normal saline, molecular grade PBS should be used if available. Not all reference labs accepts PBS and/or Normal saline.
  • Solution volume: 3mL is preferred over 1mL as 1mL might not provide enough sample to repeat. FDA recommends saline in glass or plastic vial fill between 1 to 3mL
Specialty Swab
​
Hologic had Aptima Multitest Swab collection kit which is used on Hologic system, it’s use for the throat and nasal collection but not nasopharyngeal.
Aptima® Multitest Swab Specimen Collection Kit for SARS-CoV-2 Specimen Collection – 50/Box (Cat. No. PRD-03546)
https://www.hologic.com/sites/default/files/2020-04/AW-18109-001_002_01.pdf

The PrimeStore Molecular Transport Medium (MTM) is a newer medium it comes in 1mL (Part# LH-1-02) and 1.5mL (Part# LH-1-03). MTM should not be used by Hologic Panther System as it contained guanidine and during disinfecting step in Hologic combination of bleach and guanidine can create cyanide gas.
http://www.primestoremtm.com/
 

Specimen Sources for COVID-19 Testing

Initially for upper respiratory COVID-19 PCR testing required nasopharygeal swab in UTM/UVT, but due to shortage additional upper respiratory sites are acceptable for testing, other than NP and throat swab, there are also mid-turbinate and nasal swab which allow for self-collection. For lower respiratory testing sputum can be collected for those with cough, other lower respiratory testing (bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspirate, pleural fluid and lung biopsy) all required invasive procedure to obtain. 

With the shortage of swab, UTM/UVT and PPE, sputum could account for a bigger percentage of overall COVID-19 testing for those able to produce sputum. 

Nasopharyngeal (NP) - Provider collect
Oropharyngeal (OP) - Provider collect
Mid-Turbinate - Provider or patient collect
Anterior Nares (Nasal) swab - Provider or patient collect
Sputum - Provider or patient collect

Swab collection instruction. 
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/professionals/flu-specimen-collection-poster.pdf

CDC Specimen Collection Guide
https://www.cdc.gov/urdo/downloads/speccollectionguidelines.pdf
 

Viral Transport Media (UVT and UTM)

Nasopharyngeal (NP) UVT/UTM Collection Kit
​Manufacturer
Part#
Medium
Volume
Description
BD
220526
UVT
1mL
​BD UVT 1mL Collection Kit with flexible minitip flocked swab
BD
220531
UVT
3mL
BD UVT 3mL Collection Kit with flexible minitip flocked swab
BD
220527
UVT
3mL
BD UVT 3mL Collection Kit with regular and flexible minitip flocked swab *
BD
220529
​UVT
3mL
BD UVT 3mL Collection Kit with minitip flocked swab
​Cepheid
​B-100 NP
​Modified HBSS
3mL
​Xpert® Nasopharyngeal Sample Collection Kit (For Viruses)
​Copan
305C
UTM
3mL
​Flexible Minitip Flocked Swab with 3 mL UTM® Medium
​Copan
307C
​UTM
3mL
​Minitip Flocked Swab with 3mL UTM medium
​Copan
360C
UTM
1mL
​Flexible Minitip Flocked Swab with 1 mL UTM® Medium UTM® Medium
​Copan
361C
UTM
1mL
​Minitip Flocked Swab with 1mL UTM medium
Copan
321C
UTM
3mL
​Regular and Minitip Nylon® Flocked Swab with 3 mL UTM® Medium *
​Hardy
​3C036NHL
UTM
3mL
UTM-RT, 16x100mm Conical Tube, 3ml fill, Flexible minitip Floqswab
​Hardy
3C037NHL
UTM
3mL
UTM-RT, 16x100mm Conical Tube, 3ml fill, Minitip Floqswab
​Hardy
​3C040NHL​
UTM
1mL
UTM-RT, 12x80mm Conical Tube, 1ml fill, Flexible Minitip Floqswab
​Puritan
​UT-116
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
1mL
​Puritan UniTranz-RT 1ml Filled Vial and 6" Sterile Mini-tip Flock Swab
​Puritan
UT-117
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
1mL
​Puritan UniTranz-RT 1ml Filled Vial and 6" Sterile Ultrafine Flock Swab
​Puritan
UT-367
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
3mL
​Puritan UniTranz-RT 3ml Filled Vial w/ Elongated & Ultrafine Flock Swabs *
​Puritan
UT-316
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
3mL
​Puritan UniTranz-RT 3ml Filled Vial and 6" Sterile Mini-tip Flock Swab
​Puritan
UT-317
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
3mL
​Puritan UniTranz-RT 3ml Filled Vial and 6" Sterile Ultrafine Flock Swab
​Puritan
UT-366/UT-302
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
3mL
Puritan UniTranz-RT 3ml Filled Vial w/ Sterile Mini-tip & Standard Polyester Swabs *
​Quidel
401C
UTM
3mL
50 Tubes of UTM(3-mL) & Minitip FS
​Quidel
403C
UTM
3mL
50 Tubes of UTM (3 mL) and Flexible Minitip FS
​Quidel
404C
UTM
1mL
50 Tubes of Mini-UTM(1-mL) & Minitip FS
​​Quidel
406C
UTM
1mL
Tubes of Mini-UTM (1 mL) and Flexible Minitip FS
​Quidel
411C
​UTM
3mL
Tubes of UTM (3 mL) and Ultra Minitip FS
​Quidel
410C
UTM
1mL
Tubes of Mini-UTM (1 mL) and Ultra Minitip FS
​Quidel
99-08020
UTM
3mL
Tubes of UTM(3-mL) & 2 Flexible Minitip FS
​Quidel
99-08021
UTM
1mL
​Tubes of UTM(3-mL), Flexible Minitip & Regular FS *
Quidel
303CHL
UTM
3mL
50 Tubes and Mattress Swab Sets *
​Starplex
S160-FL-COM
Multitrans medium
1mL
Starplex™ Scientific Multitrans Collector, one standard flocked swab, one fine tipped flocked swab, sterile *
Starplex
​S160-NASO
​Multitrans medium
1mL
Starplex™ Scientific Multitrans Collector, fine tipped, nasopharyngeal swab, in peel pouch, sterile
​ThermoFisher-Remel
​R12566
​M4RT
3mL
M4RT Kit w/Micro-Tipped Flocked Swab
​​ThermoFisher-Remel
​R12567
​M4RT
3mL
M4RT Universal Kit w/Micro-Tipped and Traditional-Tipped Flocked Swab *
​​ThermoFisher-Remel
​R12561
M6
1.5 mL
M6 Kit 1.5mL w/Micro-Tipped Flocked Swab
​ThermoFisher-Remel
​R12569
M6
3mL
M6 Kit 3mL w/Micro-Tipped Flocked Swab
​​ThermoFisher-Remel
​R12562
M6
1.5mL
​M6 Universal Kit 1.5mL w/Micro-Tipped and Traditional-Tipped Flocked Swab *
​​ThermoFisher-Remel
​R12563
M6
3mL
​M6 Universal Kit 3mL w/Micro-Tipped and Traditional-Tipped Flocked Swab *
ThermoFisher - Remel
​R12588
M4RT
3mL
​M4RT Kit w/ Flocked Swab
* Multiple type of swabs in one kit, the flexible mini-tip or mini-tip swab should be used
​Oropharyngeal (Throat) UVT/UTM Collection Kit
​Manufacturer
Part#
Medium
Volume
Description
BD
220528
UVT
3mL
BD UVT 3-mL collection kit with regular flocked swab
BD
​220221
UVT
3mL
​3 mL vial with 2 sterile regular polyester-tipped plastic swabs
​Cepheid
F-100 OP
​Modified HBSS
3mL
Xpert® Nasal Sample Collection Kit (For Viruses)
Copan
306C
UTM
3mL
Single Regular Size Nylon® Flocked Swab Packaged with 3 mL UTM® Medium
Copan
359C
UTM
1mL
​Single Regular Size Nylon® Flocked Swab Packaged with 1 mL UTM® Medium
Hardy
​3C038NHL
UTM
3mL
​UTM-RT, 16x100mm Conical Tube, 3ml fill, Regular Floqswab
​Puritan
UT-106
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
1mL
​Puritan UniTranz-RT 1ml Filled Vial and 6" Sterile Large Flock Swab
​Puritan
UT-306
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
3mL
Puritan UniTranz-RT 3ml Filled Vial and 6" Sterile Elongated Flock Swab
​Puritan
UT-361
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
3mL
​Puritan UniTranz-RT 3ml Filled Vial w/ 6" Sterile Standard Polyester Swab
​Puritan
UT-362
​UniTranz-RT UTM 
3mL
Puritan UniTranz-RT 3ml Filled Vial w/ 2 Sterile Standard Polyester Swabs
​Quidel
402C
UTM
3mL
50 Tubes of UTM(3-mL) & Regular FS
​Quidel
405C
UTM
1mL
50 Tubes of Mini-UTM(1-mL) & Regular FS
Quidel
99-08024
UTM
3mL
50 Tubes of UTM(3-mL) & 2 Regular FS
​Starplex
S160-100
​Multitrans medium
1mL
​Multitrans Collector, one polyester swab, in peel pouch, sterile
Starplex
S160-FL
​Multitrans medium
1mL
Multitrans Collector, standard flocked swab, in peel pouch, sterile
​ThermoFisher - Remel
R12565
​M4RT
3mL
M4RT Kit w/Traditional-Tipped Flocked Swab
​ThermoFisher - Remel
R12560
M6
1.5mL
​M6 Kit 1.5mL w/Traditional-Tipped Flocked Swab
ThermoFisher - Remel
​R12568
M6
3mL
​M6 Kit 3mL w/Traditional-Tipped Flocked Swab
 

ESwab - BD, Copan and Puritan

​Nasopharyngeal (NP) ESwab Collection Kit
​Manufacturer
Part#
​Description
BD
220532
BD ESwab collection kit flexible minitip flocked swab
BD
220246
​BD ESwab collection kit minitip flocked swab
Copan
482C
​Flexible Minitip Flocked Swab with Liquid Amies Medium
Copan
481C
Minitip Flocked Swab with Liquid Amies Medium
Puritan
LA-117
Opti-Swab 1ml Liquid Amies Transport Medium w/ 6"Ultrafine Flock Swab
Puritan
LA-116
​Opti-Swab 1ml Liquid Amies Transport Medium w/ 6"Mini-tip Flock Swab
​Oropharyngeal (Throat) ESwab Collection Kit
​Manufacturer
Part#
​Description
BD
220245
​BD ESwab collection kit regular flocked swab
Copan
480C
Regular Flocked Swab with Liquid Amies Medium
Copan
480CFA
Regular Flocked Swab with Liquid Amies Medium (no capture cap)
Puritan
LA-106
​Opti-Swab 1ml Liquid Amies Transport Medium w/ 6" Elongated Flock Swab
 

Swab and Solution

Nasopharyngeal Swab Only
Manufacturer
Part#
​Description
BD
220251
Minitip flocked swab
BD
220252
​Flexible minitip flocked swab
Copan
205CS01
​Single Flexible Minitip Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 100mm Breakpoint in Peel Pouch
Copan
553C
Single Flexible Minitip Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 100mm Breakpoint in Dry Tube
Copan
518CS01
Single Minitip Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 100mm Breakpoint in Peel Pouch
Copan
518C
Single Minitip Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 100mm Breakpoint in Dry Tube
Copan
​501CS01
Single Minitip Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 80mm Breakpoint in Peel Pouch
Copan
551C
Single Minitip Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 80mm Breakpoint in Dry Tube
Copan
162C
​Single Minitip Size Traditional Dry Polyester Swab with Aluminium Applicator packaged with Plastic Round Bottom Tube with Yellow Cap
​Puritan
​25-3316-H
​HydraFlock 6" Sterile Mini-tip Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle
​Puritan
25-3316-U
PurFlock Ultra 6" Sterile Mini-tip Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle
​Puritan
​25-3317-H
HydraFlock 6" Sterile Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle,100mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
​25-3317-U
PurFlock Ultra 6" Sterile Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle, 100mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
25-3318-H
​HydraFlock 6" Sterile Micro Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle,100mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
25-3318-U
​PurFlock Ultra 6" Sterile Micro Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle,100mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
​25-3319-H
HydraFlock 6" Sterile Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle, Customizable Breakpoint
​Puritan
25-3320-H
​HydraFlock 6" Sterile Revised Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle, 80mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
25-3320-U
PurFlock Ultra 6" Sterile Revised Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle
​Puritan
25-3320-H EMB 80
HydraFlock 6" Sterile Revised Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle, 80mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
25-3320-U EMB 80
​PurFlock Ultra 6" Sterile Revised Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle, 80mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
​25-3320-H EMB 100
​HydraFlock 6" Sterile Revised Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle, 100mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
​25-3320-U EMB 100
PurFlock Ultra 6" Sterile Revised Ultrafine Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle, 100mm Breakpoint
​Puritan
25-1406 1PF 50
​Puritan 6" Sterile Thin Foam Swab w/Tapered Acetal Handle
​Puritan
25-800 1PD 50
​Puritan 6" Sterile Mini-tip Polyester Swab w/Ultra-Fine Polystyrene Handle
​Puritan
25-800 1PD ALUM 50
Puritan 6" Sterile Mini-tip Polyester Swab w/Aluminum & Plastic Handle
​Quidel
​503CS01
​Flexible minitip plastic applicator, nylon fiber tip, sterile in peel pouch, 100-mm breakpoint
​Quidel
516CS01
​Ultra minitip plastic applicator, nylon fiber tip, sterile in peel pouch, 100-mm breakpoint
​Quidel
553
​Flexible minitip plastic applicator, nylon fiber tip, sterile in plain dry tube, Orange Cap
Quidel
​501CS01
​Minitip plastic applicator, nylon fiber tip, sterile in peel pouch, 80-mm breakpoint
​Quidel
525CS01
​Ultra-thin plastic applicator, nylon fiber tip, sterile in peel pouch, 80-mm breakpoint
Quidel
551
​Minitip plastic applicator, nylon fiber tip, sterile in plain dry tube, Green Cap
Oropharyngeal Swab Only
​Manufacturer
Part#
​Description 
BD
220250
​Regular flocked swab
Copan
519C
Single Regular Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 100mm Breakpoint in Dry Tube
Copan
​519CS01
Single Regular Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 100mm Breakpoint in Peel Pouch​
Copan
​502CS01
​Single Regular Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 80mm Breakpoint in Peel Pouch
Copan
​552C
​Single Regular Size Nylon® Flocked Swab with 80mm Breakpoint in Dry Tube
Copan
159C
​Single Regular Size Traditional Dry Polyester Swab with Plastic Applicator packaged with Plastic Round Bottom Tube with Red Cap
Copan
164KS01
​Single Regular Size Traditional Dry Polyester Swab with Plastic Applicator packaged with Peel Pouch
Copan
​175KS01
​Single Regular Size Traditional Dry Polyester Swab with Aluminium Applicator packaged with Peel Pouch
Copan
​1U054S01
​Regular, Polyester Swab, Plastic Applicator with 100mm breakpoint in Peel Pouch
Copan
​1C055S01
​Regular Dry Foam Swab with Plastic Applicator in Peel Pouch
​​Puritan
25-1506 1PF 100f
Puritan 6" Sterile Standard Foam Swab w/Polystyrene Handle - 100 Box
​Puritan
​25-3206-H
​HydraFlock 6" Sterile Elongated Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle
​Puritan
​25-3206-U
​PurFlock Ultra 6" Sterile Elongated Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle
​Puritan
​25-3706-H
HydraFlock 6" Sterile Elongated Flock Swab w/Polystyrene Handle, 100mm Breakpoint
Puritan
​25-806 1PD
Puritan 6" Sterile Standard Polyester Swab w/Polystyrene Handle
​Puritan
​25-806 1PD BT
​Puritan 6" Sterile Standard Polyester Plastic Handle Swab & Tube
​ThermoFisher - Remel
​R12540
​Nylon flocked, traditional tip
UTV/UTM Vial Only
​Manufacturer
Part#
Medium
Volume
Description
BD
220244
UVT
1mL
​BD UVT Vial, 1 mL
BD
220220
UVT
3mL
​BD UVT Vial, 3 mL
Copan
330C
UTM
3mL
​3mL UTM Medium in 16x100mm Tube
Copan
350C
UTM
1mL
​1mL UTM Medium in 12x80mm Tube
Hardy
R99
VTM
3mL
​Viral Transport Med., 3mL HDx, Tube
​Puritan
UT-100
​UniTranz-RT
1mL
Puritan UniTranz-RT 1ml Universal Transport Solution - Vial Onl
Puritan
UT-300
​UniTranz-RT
3mL
Puritan UniTranz-RT 3ml Universal Transport Solution - Vial Only
​Quidel
​330CHL
UTM
3mL
​3-mL UTM in 10mL size screw cap with internal shaped conical bottom
​Quidel
​350CHL
UTM
1mL
​1-mL UTM in minitube screw cap with internal shaped conical bottom
​ThermoFisher - Remel
​R12550
M4
3mL
M4 Kit
​ThermoFisher - Remel
​R12552
M4RT
3mL
M4RT Kit
​ThermoFisher - Remel
​R12555
M5
3mL
M5 Kit
​ThermoFisher - Remel
​R12557
M6
1.5mL
M6 Kit
Liquid Amies Vial Only
​Manufacturer
Part#
Medium
Volume
Description
​Puritan
LA-100
Liquid Amies
1mL
Opti-Swab 1ml Sterile Liquid Amies Transport Medium - Vial Only
Saline Vial Only
​Manufacturer
Part#
Medium
Volume
​Description
​Edge Biologicals
T-0625
​Saline 0.85%
0.9mL
​Sterile Saline .85% 0.9mL
​Edge Biologicals
​T-0110
​Saline 0.85%
1mL
Sterile Saline .85% 1mL
​Greiner (GBO)
980360
PBS
3mL
​Vacuette 3mL Virus Transport Tubes
​Hardy
​D185
​Saline 0.85%
1.8-2.2mL
​Saline, 0.85%, 11.75x75mm Tube, 1.8 - 2.2ml
​Hardy
K248
​Saline 0.85%
1mL
​Saline, 0.85%, 15x103mm Tube, 1ml Polycarbonate tube
​Hardy
​R45
​Saline 0.85%
2mL
​Saline, 0.85%, 13x100mm Tube, 2ml Polycarbonate tube
​Hardy
R55
​Saline 0.85%
2mL
Saline, 0.85%, 13x100mm EP Glass Tube, 2ml
​ThermoFisher - Remel
​R064430
Saline 0.85%
1mL
​Saline 0.85% Solution Glass Tubes
​ThermoFisher - Remel
​R064432
Saline 0.85%
1mL
​Saline 0.85% Solution Glass Tubes
​ThermoFisher - Remel
R064434
Saline 0.85%
2mL
​Saline 0.85% Solution Glass Tubes
​ThermoFisher - Remel
R064436
Saline 0.85%
2mL
​Saline 0.85% Solution Glass Tubes
​ThermoFisher - Remel
​R064438
Saline 0.85%
2.5mL
​Saline 0.85% Solution Glass Tubes
ThermoFisher - Remel
R064490
​Saline 0.85% Solution
3mL
​Thermo Scientific Saline .85% 3mL in 12mLTB C/PK​
ThermoFisher - Remel
​R064439
Saline 0.85% Solution
3mL
Thermo Scientific™ Saline 0.85% Solution Tubes
 
Specialty Collection Kit
​Manufacturer
Part#
Solution
Volume
Description
Hologic
PRD-03546
STM
2.9mL
​Aptima® Multitest Swab Specimen Collection Kit for SARS-CoV-2 Specimen Collection
PrimeStore
LH-1-02
MTM
1mL
​PrimeStore™ MTM Molecular Transport Media 1mL
PrimeStore
LH-1-03
MTM
1.5mL
PrimeStore™ MTM Molecular Transport Media 1.5 mL
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