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Page 5 of 64QuickVue Dipstick Strep A test
FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY
FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY
Not to be used for performing assay. Refer to most current package insert accompanying your test kit.
1 Just before testing, add three (3) DROPS of Reagent A and
three (3) DROPS of Reagent B into a clean tube. This solution
should turn green.
When adding drops, hold bottle vertically so that a complete
drop forms.
2 Immediately add the patient swab sample to the tube. Squeeze
the bottom of the tube so the swab head is compressed. Rotate
the swab a minimum of five (5) times.
Keep swab in tube for one (1) minute.
3 Express all liquid from the swab against the inside of the tube.
Squeeze the swab firmly as it is removed from the tube.
Discard the swab.
4 Remove the Dipstick from the foil pouch. Place the Dipstick
into the tube with the arrows of the Dipstick pointing down.
Do not handle or move the Dipstick until the test is complete
and ready for reading.
5 Read result at five (5) minutes. Some positive results may
appear sooner.
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