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Culture Swabs

Site Code Sample type

Candida only swab

CANC

Black or Blue Micro Swab

Cervical swab

CERS

Black or Blue Micro Swab

Ear swab

EARS

Blue or Orange Micro Swab

Eye swab

EYES

Blue or Orange Micro Swab

Gonorrhoea

GONN

Black Charcoal Swab (specfiy site)

High vaginal swab

HVS

Black or Blue Micro Swab

Nasal swab

NASS

Blue or Orange Micro Swab

Oral swab

ORSW

Black or Blue Micro Swab

Penile swab

PENS

Black or Orange Micro Swab

Rectal swab

RECG

Black or Blue Micro Swab

Skin swab

SKIS

Blue Micro Swab

Throat swab

THRS

Blue Micro Swab

Urethral swab

URES

Orange Micro Swab or Orange Charcoal Swab

Vaginal swab

VAGS

Black or Blue Micro Swab

Vulval swab

VULV

Black or Blue Micro Swab

Wound swab

WOUS

Black or Blue Micro Swab (specfiy site)

MRSA by Culture

 Code  Sample type
MRSW

Blue Micro Swab x 1 – state site

MRW2

Blue Micro Swab x 2 – state sites

Rapid MRSA by PCR

 Code  Sample type
MRSA

Blue Micro Swab x 1 – state site

MRS2

Blue Micro Swab x 2 – state sites

Order code: MW170

Dark Blue Microbiology 
Swab (Culture)

Order code: MW172C

Orange Wire Shaft
Microbiology Swab (Charcoal)

Order code: MW171

Black Charcoal
Microbiology Swab (Culture)

Order code: MW172P

Orange Wire Shaft
Microbiology Swab (Culture)

Updated Tuesday, 17 December 2024