Plain wire swab
Description
- Colour coded ORANGE
- Pack contains:
- Sterile wire-shafted swab
- Use for bacteriology investigations only - may be useful for urethral and auditory canal sampling
- Do not use for virology or Chlamydia investigations
Swabs must be placed into a tube of charcoal transport medium for transport to the laboratory
Fastidious organisms will not survive on dry swabs
Notes
Label the specimen with:
- Surname
- Forename
- Date of birth (not age) OR unique identity number (MRN number, NHS number)
For further information, see: Pathology policy for specimen and request form labelling for pathology users