TB Prep Kit™, for digestion and decontaminate of sputum specimens for TB culture

A convenient specimen preparation kit for the processing of sputum specimens for Mycobacteria testing. The kit contains five 50ml TB Based Digestant, five ready-to-use NALC reagents, and detailed instructions for their use. The components of the kit comply with the CLSI guidelines. See Z158 if a pH color indicator is desired. The kit does not contain phosphate buffer for the neutralization step of the procedure. Phosphate Buffer rinse can be purchased separately using the following catalog numbers:

U10- Phosphate Buffer, 500ml, Polypropylene bottle
X43- Phosphate Buffer, 40ml , 2oz polypropylene bottle
X31-Phosphate Buffer, 30ml, 2oz glass bottle

The Hardy Diagnostics manufacturing facility and quality management system comply with the FDA's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and have achieved ISO 13485 certification as a medical device manufacturer.

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