Specimen Collection and Transport System BD™

Designed with safety and convenience to meet your viral testing needs

Room temperature and refrigerated viability in one formulation

Offers flexibility in transport temperature ranges–room temperature or refrigerated

Suppresses bacterial and fungal contamination by incorporating antibiotics in the medium

Preserves viruses and chlamydiae for long-term frozen storage

Utilizes a phenol red pH indicator to ensure medium integrity at the time of specimen collection

Available in 1 mL or 3 mL vials to allow for testing flexibility

Flat-bottomed conical tube stands on the benchtop which reduces the risk of biohazardous spills

Capture-cap on 3 mL vial eliminates the need for forceps to remove the swab and reduces the risk of contamination

Scored swabs eliminate the need for scissors

Able to be used with flocked swabs which feature nylon strands that use capillary action to absorb and elute the entire sample into liquid media

Kit includes 3 mL vial with a minitip flocked swab