What is a BBL culture swab Plus used for?

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What is a BBL culture swab Plus used for?

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. 5 mL gel column provides maximum specimen protection and improved sample viability. For throat, vaginal, skin and wound specimens.

What is Culturette system?

® A proprietary product used to screen for group A streptococci; it doesn’t differentiate between sick and merely colonized carriers.

What is bbl swab?

The BBL CultureSwab PlusTM collection and transport system (originally Copan Venturi Transystem) is a newly developed swab system. Comparison studies have shown that this system has the best performance in recovery of fastidious and common aerobic and anaerobic organisms including N. gonorrhoeae, H. influenzae, S.

What type of swab does the BD kit require?

BD sterile pack swabs are ready-to-use sterile swabs in a pre-filled tube of rinse solution for surface and equipment sampling.

How long is a culture swab good for?

Good for 24-48 hrs. Specimen must not be contaminated with urine or toilet water, or be from a diaper. Submit fresh (unpreserved) specimens to lab preferably within 2 hours of collection.

What are blue swabs used for?

For the diagnosis of Pertussis, fine flexible wire pernasal swabs ( Blue top) are available.

What are three ways a patient can collect a stool specimen?

To collect the sample:

  • label a clean, screw-top container with your name, date of birth and the date.
  • place something in the toilet to catch the poo, such as a potty or an empty plastic food container, or spread clean newspaper or plastic wrap over the rim of the toilet.

What is the medical definition for bacteria?

Bacteria: Single-celled microorganisms that can exist either as independent (free-living) organisms or as parasites (dependent on another organism for life). The plural of bacterium.

Why we should be careful not to touch the swab to the lips tongue or uvula?

Rationale: Touching the lips, teeth, tongue, cheeks, or uvula with the swab may cause contamination with organisms from the oral cavity. Gently but quickly swab the tonsillar area from side to side, contacting any inflamed or purulent sites.

What is the black swab for?

This guide is for a Charcoal Swab (the sample tube is long and the swab has a black handle). These swabs are used to test for thrush and/or BV.

What’s the difference between BD BBL and cultureswab?

BD BBL ™ CultureSwab ™ EZ and BD BBL ™ CultureSwab ™ EZ II collection and transport systems are simple-to-use, media-free systems that contain a patented polyurethane foam swab. This swab has been designed for optimal patient comfort during wound specimen collection.

How long does a BD cultureswab swab last?

Excellent recovery Published studies have shown that the BD CultureSwab EZ swab provides excellent recovery of clinically relevant aerobic bacteria for up to 48 hours after collection. 1

What kind of medium is used in BD cultureswab?

The BD CultureSwab system is available with Cary-Blair medium for use in transporting fecal specimens. The BD CultureSwab Plus system features a 5-mL Amies agar gel column with oxygen-scavenging agents, for sampling of both aerobic and facultative anaerobic organisms.

How long does it take for BD swab to recover aerobic bacteria?

Published studies have shown that the BD CultureSwab EZ swab provides excellent recovery of clinically relevant aerobic bacteria for up to 48 hours after collection. 1