Wash your hands with hot water and soap,
rinse with clean water and dry.

Place the empty plastic test tube in the tube holder in the box.
Open the package containing the tongue depressor,
leaving it inside the package and next to you.

Open the package containing the sterile swab.

Stand in front of a mirror, tilt your head backwards and open your mouth as much as possible.
Pick up the tongue depressor with one hand and fl atten the tongue.
Use the other hand to place the swab close to the throat.

Touch the back of the throat - the area around the tonsils and any reddened or painful part (soft palate ) with the cotton tip the swab is recommended because it increases the amount of collected sample.

IIf you are struggling, ask someone to help you collect the sample.

After collecting sample, insert the swab’s cotton tip into the supplied plastic test tube.

Open the vial STREP A TEST - R1 by unscrewing only the blue cap (leave the white part firmly sealed), then add 4 drops into
the test tube and close it with the cap.

Next, open the vial STREP A TEST - R2 by unscrewing only the green cap (leave the white part firmly sealed), then add 4 drops into the test tube and close it with the cap.

Holding the swab’s plastic handle, rotate the swab against the sides of the test tube about 10 times to thoroughly mix the solution. Leave the swab to incubate for 2-5 minutes.

At the end of the incubation period, remove the test tube (with the swab and extraction fl uid still in it) from the tube holder in the box.
Using your thumb and index fi nger, press the sides of the test tube to release as much fluid as
possible from the swab’s cotton tip and collect it in the test tube.
Remove the swab.

Add the supplied dropper to the plastic test tube.
Dispense 1 drop into the well in the test case.

Read the results after 5 minutes (some positive results can be seen after just 1 minute). Do not read after 10 minutes.