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GDF Diagnostics Kits

Product Specifications

EQUIPMENT STARTER KIT

Minor laboratory equipment for use with Consumables Kit

  Item Quantity per kit
1 WHO publications: Laboratory Services in Tuberculosis Control: Part 1 Organization and Management and Part 2 Microscopy 1 of each book
2 Supplier’s packing list and product specification 1
3 Beaker 2
4 Filter funnel, large 1
5 Filter funnel, medium 1
6 Filter funnel, small 2
7 Wash bottles 6
8 Wire loop holder with heat resistant handle 2
9 Nichrome wire loops 75
10 Spirit lamp 2
11 Roll of cotton wick for spirit lamp 1
12 Slide holding storage boxes 6
13 Slide drying rack 2
14 Diamond slide marker 1
15 Slide-holding forceps 2
16 Staining rack, adjustable length 2
17 Timer 1
18 Inventory list 2 copies

CONSUMABLES KIT

Contains materials sufficient to prepare and stain 1000 sputum smears

  Item Quantity per kit
1 Strong Carbol Fuchsin 5 x 1 liter
2 Methylene Blue (3g/l) 5 x 1 liter
3 Acid alcohol 3% v/v 7 x 1 liter
4 Industrialized methylated spirit 1 x 2.5 liter
5 Immersion oil 5 x 20 ml
6 ‘Lysol’ 5% solution’ (Phenol disinfectant) 5 x 1 liter
7 Slides 20 boxes of 50 slides
8 Filter paper 1 box / 100 circles
9 Lens cleaning tissue 2 pkts / 100 tissues
10 Waterproof Marker Pens 2
11 Gloves 3 boxes / 100 gloves
12 Instruction books 1
13 Material Safety Data Sheet 1 each for: Box 1 of 2 & Box 2 of 2
14 Inventory list 2 copies

SPUTUM COLLECTION CONTAINERS

  Item Quantity per kit
1 Screw capped, leak-proof, single use/disposable sputum collection container, made of combustible material, translucent with easily labeled wall panel. Wide mouth at least 45mm in diameter. Volume = 50 ml, minimum. 1000 containers
2 Inventory List 2 copies

MICROSCOPE KIT

  Item Quantity per kit
1 Olympus CX21 BIM Binocular microscope set 1
2 Eyepieces 2
3 Objectives 4
4 Nosepiece 1
5 Condenser 1
6 Dust Cover 1
7 Illumination 1
8 Instruction manual 1
9 Surge protector 1
10 12V battery unit 1
11 Mains charger 1
12 External illumination (lamp) for use with battery 1
13 Mirror 1
14 Spare bulbs for halogen quartz lamp for microscope 9
15 Spare bulbs for external light source 10
16 Storage box 1
17 Self-indicating silica gel 1 x 100g sachet
18 User manual Microscope Kit 1
19 Inventory list In duplicate
* International adapter as required 1