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Nasopharyngeal Sample Collection: Part 1 - Introduction
Dr. Aleta Bonner of Dell Children's Hospital in Austin, TX introduces and demonstrates nasopharyngeal specimen collection using Copan's flocked swabs.
Video Runtime: 7:30
Nasopharyngeal Sample Collection: Part 2 - Patient Sampling
Dr. Aleta Bonner demonstrates nasopharyngeal specimen collection with 5 different patients of various ages.
Video Runtime: 10:28
Nasopharyngeal Sample Collection in Infants, Adults and Seniors
Dr. Kevin Fonseca, Clinical Virologist at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health in Calgary, Alberta, Canada presents an overview of the appropriate swabs and transport medium, as well as patient information to be collected when taking a nasopharyngeal sample. Also illustrated is the collection of a nasopharyngeal sample in a child, an adult, and a senior citizen.
Video Runtime: 13:15
Nasopharyngeal Sample Collection - Animation
An animated guide for proper Nasopharyngeal sample collection using Copan's flocked swabs & UTM (Universal Transport Medium)
Respiratory Diagnostics Sample Collection - Training Video
Presented by: Professor Nicola Principi, Director & Professor Susanna Esposito, Associate Pediatrician at the De Marchi Pediatric Clinic, University of Milan, Italy
Training Video Available Only in Italian, Video Runtime: 16:40
KMC & MDL Case Study 2007
A CASE STUDY: Pediatric Respiratory Infectious Disease Analysis: UTM-RT versus Flocked Swab Nasal Collections in conjuction with Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA and Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC, Hamilton, NJ
Video Runtime: 23:18
Anterior Nares Specimen Collection
Brief instruction on proper collection & transport of Anterior Nares specimen.
Video Runtime: 2:38
COPAN Symposium - April 2007
Novel Strategies for the Enhancement of Infectious Diseases Diagnostics
Copan Innovation organized a symposium on April 16, 2007 in Brescia, Italy. The objective of this meeting was to bring together professionals who are interested in focusing on strategies that would enhance diagnostic methods for infectious diseases.
"Why Don't We Do It In Our Sleeves?"
Let's get the whole world coughing and sneezing properly!
Collection of Nasopharyngeal Aspirates
A brief presentation on the proper collection of Nasopharyngeal Aspirates presented by the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Agar & Gram Staining
Agar & Gram Staining Q&A. Describes origin, manufacture, and application in sample transport and analysis.
ASM in Zambia
The film focuses on ASM's support to the Zambian Ministry of Health and US government agencies in the strengthening of clinical microbiology services with the objective of integration of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS laboratory infrastructure. Consultants representing ASM have traveled to Zambia to train researchers on diagnostics for TB, blood culture, and basic bacteriology.