Clinical Field

MSwab®

Dual Purpose Medium for collection, transport and preservation of bacteria and viruses

 

MSwab® is a true all-round pre-analytical device designed for optimized compatibility with molecular platforms, allowing backup culturing of bacteria and viruses.

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Versatility

One tube, multiple possibilities

MSwab® medium provides homogeneous aliquots of the sample suspension to run multiple tests from the same tube.
In the laboratory, specimens collected in MSwab® can be analyzed using standard clinical procedures for bacterial culture of aerobic and facultative anaerobic gram-positive microorganisms, Viral culture of HSV 1 HSV 2 viruses, and viral and bacterial nucleic acid detection.

Molecular biology made fast

MSwab® proprietary formulation makes the processing of samples for NAAT assays easy and rapid.

FLOQ® technology

Ensure a quick, capillarity-driven sample uptake and a superior elution of the biological specimen, expanding downstream diagnostic testing capabilities.

Direct nucleic acids extraction

MSwab® enables the preparation of a crude lysate in less than 5 minutes and a rapid direct nucleic acid heat extraction, eliminating the need for a purification step.

Directly in your assay

After extraction, MSwab® collected samples can be aliquoted directly into your Master Mix, making direct molecular assays even faster.

DNA &RNA stabilization

MSwab® preserves specimens for bacterial or viral investigations up to 48h when stored at room or refrigerated temperature.

The perfect match

FLOQSwabs® Inside

The combination of MSwab® with FLOQSwabs® expands your possibilities even further by ensuring an unmatched specimen collection in many anatomical collection sites. Discover why we call them “the perfect collection device.”

Into the Line

This product line groups a variety of product codes, each optimized to address specific needs.


Check here the summary of these features and contact us to discover the product code that best suits your need-mix and available in your Country.

Collection Sites
  • Nasal
  • Throat
  • Vaginal
  • Groin
  • Armpit
  • Rectal
  • Wound
  • Faeces
  • Nasopharyneal
Fields of Application
  • Respiratory
  • STI & HPV
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Veterinary
Geometry
  • Regual
  • Minitip
  • Flexible minitip
Downstream Application
  • LAMP (Lopp mediated isothermal amplification)
  • Chromogenic culture
Suggested uses table. Please refer to your GLP procedures to choose the most appropriate device. The use of this product in association with diagnostic kits or instrumentation should be internally validated by the user.
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Scientific Mentions

Always faithful to our scientific approach, we are eager to hear the proof of the success of our efforts and commitment.

Pathology 2021 – Badman SG et al.

Overall, the MSwab® was the only media that provided detection of HPV to the fifth dilution for all cell lines. These pre-liminary data suggest MSwab® media may be a viable alternative to ThinPrep when testing for HPV at or near the POC.

BMC Infect Dis 2017 – Schenee SV et al.

Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected by local staff in 1 ml MSwab® transport media (VTM). 200 μl of the VTM were directly used for point-of-care testing with the Alere i RSV assay. The remaining sample was transferred to the virology diagnostic laboratory and stored in 200 μl aliquots at −80 °C until further analysis.

Journal of Clinical Virology 2013 – Mahony J et al.

The MSwab® diluent is designed to release nucleic from cells and be compatible with polymerases used in NAATs. In our hands the MSwab® diluent was superior to other diluents that we tested.

European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2019 – Von Allmen N. et al.

Copan’s MSwab® system is validated for use with MRSA/SA and HSV 1 and 2 assays on a Roche’s cobas 4800 system and for limited mostly Gram-positive aerobic bacterial cultures. Specimen collection using eSwab® or MSwab® facilitates efficient processing for chromogenic culture in full laboratory automation while also allowing molecular testing in automated PCR systems.

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Technology

Liquid-Based Microbiology™

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Respiratory Infections

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Scientific Booklet

Booklet Respiratory Infections

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Scientific Booklet

Booklet Antibiotic Resistance

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Scientific study

A comparison of ThinPrep against four non-volatile transport media for HPV testing at or near the point of care

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