Sterile Swabs

STERISWAB™ is designed for sampling of critical surfaces including nozzles and equipment in sterile production units in hospitals and in the pharmaceutical industries.

They are also particularly useful for surveillance of clean and food contact surfaces in the food manufacturing industry.

Benefits:

• Rayon bud with a blue plastic shaft
• 45mm breakpoint
• Improved recovery of microorganisms as a result of the moistened bud
• Breakpoint enables the Steriswab™ to be used with other test systems
• Sterilised through irradiation

Applications:

• Sampling sterile surfaces particularly useful for surveillance of clean and food contact surfaces in the food manufacturing industry.

MWE have been manufacturing DRYSWAB™ for over 70 years. These are the fundamental tools used to collect specimens or samples for analysis, or simply to transfer materials during a diagnostic procedure.

Traditionally, the bud on the swab has consisted of a spun fibre such as cotton, rayon, polyester or calcium alginate wound round the end of the shaft which would be wood, plastic or wire. In recent years, novel bud materials have been introduced, such as soft cellular polyurethane foam, or flocked fibres which can give improved uptake and release of specimens. Medical Wire have extensive ranges of swabs utilising either spun fibres, cellular foam, or multifilament flock fibres, with something suitable for many applications.

Shaft - Twisted metal wire

Traditionally, the bud on the swab has consisted of a spun fibre such as cotton, rayon, polyester or calcium alginate wound round the end of the shaft which would be wood, plastic or wire. In recent years, novel bud materials have been introduced, such as soft cellular polyurethane foam, or flocked fibres which can give improved uptake and release of specimens. Medical Wire have extensive ranges of swabs utilising either spun fibres, cellular foam, or multifilament flock fibres, with something suitable for many applications.

• Polystyrene (breakpoint at 45mm) shaft with Viscose Tip in Tube (Clinical - Female). For Patient use.
• Ideal for vaginal samples.
• Pack size: 250 Swabs

• Polystyrene shaft with Viscose Tip, in Tube. For Patient use.
• General sampling, useful for all organisms.
• Pack size: 250 Swabs

• Polypropylene shaft (flexible) with Pure Viscose Tip, in Tube.
• Ideal for awkward or invasive sampling, useful for all organisms.
• Pack size: 250 Swabs

• Aluminium Shaft, Viscose MiniTip Swab, Single in Tube. For Patient use.
• Ideal for intricate or delicate sampling including the following organisms: Gonorrhoeae, streptococcus, gram negatives, gram positives, anaerobes.
• Pack size: 100 Swabs

• Blue Polystyrene Shaft with Breakpoint at 45mm, viscose tip, in Tube
• Ideal for General sampling especially useful for all organisms. Includes convenient breakpoint for whole swab analysis.
• Pack size: 250 Swabs

• Polystyrene (breakable) shaft with Polyester (dacron) Tip, in Tube. For Patient use.
• Ideal for General sampling, useful for all organisms.
• Pack size: 250 Swabs

• Plasticised Paper shaft with Cotton MiniTip, in Tube. For Patient use.
• Ideal for intricate or delicate sampling.
• Pack size: 250 Swabs

• Polypropylene (flexible) shaft with Viscose Tip Swab, in Peel Pouch. For Patient use.
• Ideal for awkward or invasive sampling, useful for all organisms.
• Pack size: 1000 Swabs

• Polystyrene shaft with Viscose Tip in Peel Pouch. For Patient use.
• General sampling, useful for all organisms.
• Pack size: 1000 Swabs

• Polystyrene (breakpoint at 45mm) shaft with Viscose Tip in peel pouch (Clinical - Female).. For Patient use.
• Ideal for vaginal samples.
• Pack size: 1000 Swabs

• Blue Polystyrene Shaft with Breakpoint at 45mm, Viscose tip in Peel Pouch.
• Ideal for easy sample detachment to ensure whole sample testing.
• Pack size: 1000 Swabs

• Plasticised Paper shaft with Cotton MiniTip, in peel pouch. For Patient use.
• Ideal for intricate or delicate sampling.
• Pack size: 1000 Swabs

MWE’s ISOLATION TRANSWABS® are a unique, convenient and cost-effective range of self-contained environmental sampling swabs.

The kits includes a swab for sampling the surface, which is then placed in the provided tube of coloured gel medium, which in turn changes colour if positive.

• COLIFORM ISOLATION TRANSWAB®: Result can be available within 24 hrs (max 48 hrs) Colour change for positive: PURPLE to YELLOW
• HYGIENE ISOLATION TRANSWAB®: Similar to ISOLATION TRANSWAB® but used as indicator for gross microbial contamination. Result available within 8 -12 hrs Colour change for positive: RED to YELLOW
• LISTERIA ISOLATION TRANSWAB®: Result can be available within 24 hrs (max 48 hrs) Colour change for positive: STRAW to BLACK
• SALMONELLA ISOLATION TRANSWAB®: Result can be available within 24 hrs (max 48 hrs) Colour change for positive: RED to BLACK