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Department: Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM), St. Joseph’s Health Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, Providence Healthcare
Document Name: COVID-19 Sample Collection Kits, Test Ordering and Collection Instructions
Copan Regular and Minitip A nasopharyngeal specimen is
UTM® Nylon® Flocked recommended with the skinny tip swab Nasopharyngeal
Swab with 3 mL (Minitip Nylon® Flocked Swab)
UTM® Medium Throat
If a nasopharyngeal specimen is unable to
collect, a Throat swab is alternative with
the larger tip swab (Regular Nylon®
Flocked Swab)

Roche PCR Media Dual A nasopharyngeal specimen is
Cobas® Swab Sample Kit recommended with the skinny flocked tip Nasopharyngeal
with one woven tip swab
swab and one Throat
flocked tip swab If a nasopharyngeal specimen is unable to
collect, a Throat swab is alternative with
the larger woven tip swab

Roche PCR Media Uni A Deep Nasal specimen with the woven
Cobas Swab Sample Kit tip swab Deep Nasal
®
with a woven tip
swab larger than If a Deep Nasal specimen is unable to Throat
the typical collect, a Throat swab is alternative with
nasopharyngeal the woven tip swab
swab

Norgen Single flocked tip A Deep Nasal specimen with the flocked
i-Clean / swab of medical- swab Deep Nasal
CY93050 grade nylon
microfibers If a Deep Nasal specimen is unable to Throat
collect, a Throat swab is alternative with
the flocked swab

Version: 11.0
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Effective Date: August 1 , 2020
Approving Authority: Dr. Yan Chen (Medical Microbiologist, DLM) Page 2 of 14