Overview of our sample vessels

Blood culture-bottles

"Blood culture diagnostics for adults"/punctates with 5-10ml volume

- Blood culture diagnostics for adults

- Points with large volumes

- Inoculum 5-10ml

• aerobic bottle: Unimedizin MZ SAP-Nr.: 53511421
• anaerobic bottle: Unimedizin MZ SAP-No.: 53511422

>>> Attention <<<

• For detection of bacteremia caused by mycobacteria, please send in 10ml of heparin blood
  Note on diagnostics for mycobacteria (Pdf-file, 876,0 KB)

• Not suitable for malaria diagnosis: send EDTA blood ("Thick drop", smear, quick test)
                  
• Note on blood culture diagnostics in general (Pdf-file, 659,6 KB)

"Blood culture diagnostics for children" / Small volume samples: blood, liquor, punctates

 

- Blood culture diagnostics for children (up to body weight 20kg)

- for smaller volumes: blood, liquor, punctates

- maximum inoculum: 3ml

 

• Peds bottle: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No.:  53511323
  
  

Universal eSwab smear system (flock fiber swab)

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Virocult smear set for all virological smears - also influenza

For virological swabs only

e.g. PCR for influenza / parainfluenza / RSV etc.

•   Virocult: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No:  53511660

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Urine monovettes

• Urine monovettes: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No:  53501292

Test tubes for stool samples

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Sterile tubes for liquid samples

• single tube sterile packed
  
  
• suitable for:
  
  • liquores
  • punctates
  • flushing liquids
    
  • catheter tips
    
    

• Please close screw cap firmly.
  

• sterile tube, black screw cap: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No:  53505923

Tubes for samples from the respiratory tract

- for gastric secretion on mycobacteria: Use tubes with buffer addition!

 

 

• tubes graduated, white screw cap: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53507744
• tubes with blue screw cap: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53516446
  (alternative product in case of delivery problems)

Test tubes for mycobacterium tuberculosis (TBC) from gastric fluid

 - for diagnostics: "gastric fluid on TBC" (blue sticker)

- Gastric fasting secretion: 2-5ml
- Gastric lavage fluid: 20-30ml

- Do not dump the buffer substance contained
  (crystals dissolve again on contact with the sample)

  Please close screw cap tightly.

- observe shelf life indication on tubes (1 year)
  (reorder in time)

(Information on TBC diagnostic (Pdf-file, 876,0 KB))

• tubes white screw cup with buffer -  for gastric fluid on mycobacteries
• order directly via the Institute of Med. Microbiology (Phone: +496131 / 17 - 9158)

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Sterile screw vessels for tissue/biopsies

 - larger pieces of fabric
 - protheses
 - implants

 

small

suitable for smaller fabric pieces like
 - heart valves
 - necroses
 - biopsies

 

• Sterile screw vessel small, yellow cap: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No:  53507745

For sensitive / difficult to collect patient samples with special culture requirements:

Portagerm Pylori

Port-a-Cul Tube

 

for punctates:

•             Port-a-Cul Tube:  University Medical Center MZ SAP-No:  XXX

QuantiFERON®-TB Gold PLUS - FROM AUGUST 2017: Luer/Sarstedt adapter with new SAP number

Information on QuantiFERON®-TB Gold PLUS (Pdf-file, 876,0 KB)

August 2017: change to new sampling set with Luer/Sarstedt adapter
- Pharmacy information letter (Pdf-file, 288,7 KB)- NEW SAP order number -

• QuantifFERON-TB Gold PLUS  Single Patient Pack: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No:  53511965

Important note: Before filling the Quantiferon tubes, the tubing of the butterfly must already be filled with blood, otherwise the inoculum of the first sample tube is not adequate and sample determination is impossible. This necessary so-called "priming" of the butterfly can be achieved by filling a normal blood collection monovette.