eNAT™: Frequently Asked Questions

December 10, 2021

General Info, Use & Storage What is eNAT™? COPAN’s eNat™ system is intended for the collection and preservation of viruses, including upper respiratory tract specimens, bacteria, Chlamydia, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Mycoplasma.   The sample collection system completely stabilizes and renders the…

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ESwab®: Frequently Asked Questions

April 7, 2021

Contents What is ESwab®? What is a Flocked Swab? What does the “E” in ESwab® stand For? What Types of Bacteria Does ESwab® Support? How Long Does ESwab® Support Bacteria? What are the Stability and Transport Requirements of ESwab®? What…

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PodSwab™: Frequently Asked Questions

March 29, 2021
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Back to Work Sample Collection for COVID-19 Pooled Samples

March 24, 2021

As the COVID testing positivity rate has declined, new, more efficient, and less expensive COVID testing strategies have been developed. The adoption of ‘pooled’ strategies allows for significant cost savings in sample collection and testing supplies, especially in populations with…

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COPAN Diagnostics Inc. Adds Another Tool to Its COVID-19 Arsenal with the Addition of Minitip Foam Swabs

January 14, 2021

Whether the sample is collected at a clinic, hospital or drive-through site, there’s one common denominator when concerning COVID-19 testing — the swab.   And in the face of surging demand — so far, laboratories across the United States have processed more than 260 million COVID-19 tests — there’s obviously room for more collection and transport system options.1 Enter the minitip foam swab for nasopharyngeal swab collection.   “COPAN Diagnostics recently added…

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FLOQSwab®: Frequently Asked Questions

November 9, 2020

Invented by COPAN, flocked swabs are a special type of swab produced with an applicator tip that is spray-coated with short Nylon® fibers arranged perpendicularly.

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UTM®: Frequently Asked Questions

November 3, 2020

UTM®: Viral Transport is an FDA cleared collection and transport system suitable for collection, transport, maintenance, and long-term freeze storage of clinical specimens containing viruses, including COVID-19, chlamydia, mycoplasma or ureaplasma organisms. The transport medium comes in a plastic, screw cap tube and maintains organism viability for 48 hours at room or refrigerated temperature.

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FecalSwab® : Frequently Asked Questions

July 13, 2020

FecalSwab® combines a COPAN-invented flocked swab with 2mL of Cary-Blair medium in a plastic, screw cap tube. Simplify and standardize fecal sample collection, transport and processing, converting semi-solid fecal matter into liquid specimens.

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Does ESwab™ Maintain Viability of Pathogenic Mycobacteria and Fungi?

November 26, 2019

Although there is little disagreement that body fluids, tissues and aspirates are the preferred materials to collect for the culture of specimens for fungus and mycobacteria, the use of ESwab™ has been shown to maintain the viability of these organisms and to release most of the sample into the media allowing for suitable culture material.

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Preparing for the 2018 – 2019 Influenza Season

August 31, 2018

Preparing for the 2018 – 2019 Influenza Season

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Dr. Flora Returns to Demonstrate the PhenoMATRIX™ Software!

July 9, 2018

Dr. Flora Returns to Demonstrate the PhenoMATRIX™ Software

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Recent Study Shows WASPLab® and VITEK®MS Together to Facilitate Positive Blood Culture Identification in Approximately 4 Hours

May 25, 2018

Recent Study Shows WASPLab® and VITEK®MS Together to Facilitate Positive Blood Culture Identification in Approximately 4 Hours

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Orange You Glad WASPLab®’s PhenoMATRIX™ Can Detect and Interpret GAS Colonies on Novel CHROMagar’s Colorex Strep A Agar?

May 18, 2018

Orange You Glad WASPLab®’s PhenoMATRIX™ Can Detect and Interpret GAS Colonies on Novel CHROMagar’s Colorex Strep A Agar?

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COPAN FecalSwab for Infection Control Surveillance of ESBL, CRE and C. difficile

May 10, 2018

COPAN FecalSwab can be used for Infection Control Surveillance of ESBL, CRE and C. difficile

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Dr. Flora and Zip Journey Through PhenoMATRIX™

April 4, 2018

Automation comes alive in this exciting new video starring Zip and Dr. Flora, about COPAN’s PhenoMATRIX Algorithm Suite which automates reading of some traditional bacterial cultures.

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Can Bacteria be Stored in Freezing Temperatures Using ESwab™?

February 1, 2018

ESwab with 20 Percent Glycerol tested well for the long term storage of frozen bacteria

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Does ESwab Work for Pathogenic Fungi?

January 5, 2018

While there is extensive information to support ESwab™’s excellent performance with aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria, for the first time a study aimed at researching the question about fungi was published by the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

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Unique Anatomically Designed Flocked Swab Yields Superior Flu Diagnostics and Minimal Patient Discomfort

December 20, 2017

Unique Anatomically Designed Flocked Swab Yields Superior Flu Diagnostics and Minimal Patient Discomfort

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ESwab™, Anaerobes and Antibiotic Stewardship

December 12, 2017

ESwab™, Anaerobes and Antibiotic Stewardship

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Have You Heard that Sitting is the New Smoking? Get up and Move with WASPLab’s Clever Canister Plate Delivery System

May 26, 2017

A pack of Camels or a day spent sitting down? Those hours clocked in chairs are maybe just as deadly as that pack of Camel cigarettes.

Multiple studies point out that time in the chair can lead to a whole host of medical problems. COPAN designed its automation with a canister system for more mobility and to give labs more flexibility to grow.

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COPAN Introduces the New Rectal FecalSwab® for Pediatrics!

May 5, 2017

GI Pathogens can be difficult to detect due to the lack of sensitivity and speed experienced with traditional methods and patients having trouble providing a timely specimen. COPAN’s FecalSwab® (FS) helps remedy these issues.

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