Collection, Transport & Preservation for Aerobic, Anaerobic and Fastidious Bacteria
Streamline clinical sampling with Copan's patented ESwab® kits. ESwab® combines a Copan-invented flocked swab with 1mL Liquid Amies medium in a plastic, screw cap tube.
Published studies have reported differences among swab transport systems in organism recovery and viability and have demonstrated strong organism recovery and viability with ESwab® for selected organisms and applications.
2, 3, 4, 11
ESwab® Collection, Transport & Preservation System for Aerobic, Anaerobic and Fastidious Bacteria:6, 7, 9
Multiple investigations can be performed from the same ESwab® specimen 2, 3, 7, 8, 10
ESwab® has been tested and validated in full compliance with CLSI M40-A2: Quality Control of Microbiological Transport System Standard.
Always consult product's instructions for use.
ESwab® kits contain a Copan flocked swab which has no internal core to trap the sample, allowing for rapid sample uptake and elution. 1, 4, 5
ESwab® is FDA cleared for clinical specimens containing aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria, maintaining viability for up to 48 hours at room or refrigerator temperature 6 (except for N. gonorrhoeae – 24 hours).
Published studies describe that ESwab® samples can be processed on automated specimen processing systems, helping streamline laboratory workflows and reduce manual handling.2
Performance evaluated using standardized CLSI M40-A2–based methods across a broad panel of clinically relevant aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria.
ESwab® has been tested and validated in full compliance with CLSI M40-A2: Quality Control of Microbiological Transport System Standard.
The FDA-cleared collection and transport system is suitable for aerobic, anaerobic, and fastidious bacteria maintaining viability for up to 48 hours at room or refrigerator temperature (Neisseria gonorrhoeae survival at 24 hours per CLSI standard).6
Published studies have described the use of a single ESwab® specimen for multiple laboratory applications, including Gram stain preparation, and culture. This approach may help streamline specimen collection and laboratory workflows while reducing the need for multiple sample collections.1, 2, 3
Choose from multiple ESwab® configurations featuring different Copan flocked swabs variants: healthcare professionals can choose the specific ESwab® product for each specific collection site and patient.
Streamline clinical sampling with Copan's patented ESwab® kits. ESwab® combines a Copan-invented flocked swab with 1mL Liquid Amies medium in a plastic, screw cap tube.
Published studies have reported differences among swab transport systems in organism recovery and viability and have demonstrated strong organism recovery and viability with ESwab® for selected organisms and applications.
2, 3, 4, 11
ESwab® Collection, Transport & Preservation System for Aerobic, Anaerobic and Fastidious Bacteria:6, 7, 9
Multiple investigations can be performed from the same ESwab® specimen 2, 3, 7, 8, 10
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1 mL Liquid Amies Medium
Swab: Nylon® Flocked Swab
Tip: Regular
Breakpoint: 80mm
Tube: 12x80mm
Cap: White Capture Cap
Individually Packaged, Sterile
50/Pack; 10 Packs/Case
1 mL Liquid Amies Medium
Swab: Nylon® Flocked Swab
Tip: Minitip
Breakpoint: 80mm
Tube: 12x80mm
Cap: Green Capture
Individually Packaged, Sterile
50/Pack; 10 Packs/Case
1 mL Liquid Amies Medium
Swab: Nylon® Flocked Swab
Tip: Flexible Minitip
Breakpoint: 100mm
Tube: 12x80mm
Cap: Blue Non-Capture Cap
Individually Packaged,
Sterile 50/Pack; 10 Packs/Case
Double Swab Kit;
1 mL Liquid Amies Medium; Dry Tube
Swabs: Nylon® Flocked Swab; Rayon Swab
Tips: Regular
Breakpoints: 80mm; No Breakpoint
Tubes: 12x80mm Tube w/ media.; Round Bottom w/o media
Individually Packaged, Sterile
50/Pack; 10 Packs/Case
1 mL Liquid Amies Medium
Swab: Nylon® Flocked Swab
Tip: Regular
Breakpoint: 80mm
Tube: 12x80mm
Cap: Purple Non-Capture
Individually Packaged, Sterile
50/Pack; 10 Packs/Case
Double Swab Kit;
1 mL Liquid Amies Medium
Swabs: 2 Nylon® Flocked Swabs
Tips: Regular
Breakpoints: 80mm; No Breakpoint
Cap: White Capture
Tube: 12x80mm Tube
Individually Packaged, Sterile
50/Pack; 8 Packs/Case
Triple Swab Kit;
1 mL Liquid Amies Medium
Swabs: Nylon® Flocked Swabs
Tips: Regular
Breakpoints: One 80mm; Two No Breakpoint
Tubes: 12x80mm Tube w/ media; Round Bottom w/o media
Cap: White Capture
Individually Packaged, Sterile
50/Pack; 8 Packs/Case
This video is intended for nurses, lab technicians, and other clinical staff, and provides simple step-by-step instructions for using Copan’s ESwab® for sample collection.
This video demonstrates how to perform planting and streaking using Copan's ESwab® (Pipet planting and Streaking)
Copan's new ESwab® plastic applicator material and new breaking technique video is a visual guide to demonstrate how to recognize the new material, and how to perform the new breaking technique.
1. Copan Group. Internal elution studies, n.d.
2. Fontana C, et al. Adv Microbiol. 2013;3:504-510. How Liquid Based Microbiology Can Change the Workflow.
3. Bjerre RD, et al. Sci Rep. 2019;9:17287. Effects of sampling strategy and DNA extraction on human skin microbiome investigations.
4. Tan TY, et al. Pathology. 2014;46(3):230-233. Evaluation of bacterial recovery and viability.
5. Van Horn KG, et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;62(4):471-475. Comparison of 3 swab transport systems.
6. Copan Italia S.p.A. ESwab® Collection and Transport System. 2023.
7. Van TT, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2017;55(4):1147-1153. Prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum in Children Presenting with Pharyngitis.
8. Beck E, et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018;5(Suppl 1). Evaluation of Three Rapid Molecular Assays.
9. Tyrrell KL, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2016;54(5):1364-1367. Comparison of the Copan eSwab System with an Agar Swab Transport System.
10. Fontana C, et al. BMC Res Notes. 2009;2:244. Comparison of the eSwab collection and transportation system to an amies gel transystem.
11. Yarbrough ML, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2018;56(1). Multicenter Evaluation of the Xpert MRSA NxG Assay.
Copan specializes in working with partners in assay manufacturing, microbiome research, and at home collection kit developers and more to create customized swabs and kits, including filling of tubes with custom reagents. Contact us today to speak to a knowledgeable Copan team member.
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