The Abbott multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit is a combined sampling, transport and storage device designed to allow specimens to arrive at the testing location ready for the processing and detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and/or Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Clinician Benefits

• No additional cleaning steps
• No addition of sample stabilizers
• No stocking of gender-specific collection kits

Laboratorian Benefits

Pierceable caps eliminate the need to uncap each tube, which:

• Improves lab workflow
• Minimizes cross contamination
• Reduces potential for repetitive motion injuries

Other benefits include:

• No swab transfer or manual expression of swabs
• No sample centrifugation or vortexing
• No manual pipetting or addition of lysis buffer

Validated Sample Types for RealTime CT/NG and CT Include:

Female

• Endocervical swab
• Vaginal swab
• Urine

Male

• Urethral swab
• Urine 

Collect Either a Swab or a Urine Specimen

The kit contains a transfer pipette for adding approximately 3 mL of urine to the Transport Tube and an individually packaged sterile Specimen Collection Swab that is placed into the Transport Tube after swab sampling. The Transport Tube contains 1.2 mL of Specimen Transport Buffer and is used to stabilize DNA until sample preparation.

Each multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit Contains:

• Individually packaged sterile specimen collection swab
• Transfer pipette for the addition of urine
• Transport tube with pierceable cap, which contains specimen transport buffer to stabilize DNA until sample preparation

Transport and Storage

• After collection, transport and storage conditions at 2°C to 30°C for up to 14 days
• If longer storage is needed, store at -10°C or below for up to 90 days