How to use your rectal swab kit

What’s in the swab sample kit?

• Swab

• Swab sample transport tube

Included in the box:

• Specimen transport bag

• Lab card

• Freepost box and security seal sticker

If anything is missing, text us.

Posting your kit

1. Put the tube into the specimen transport bag. If you have more than 1 kit, take all your samples and put them in the same bag.

2. Peel off the yellow strip, fold and seal the bag. You do not need to add your name, we’ve already labelled the tube with your unique code.

3. Write the date on your lab card. Put the lab card and your sealed bag of samples into the Freepost box. 

4. Close the box using the security seal sticker.

Post back in any An Post box or Post Office.

What happens next

Once you’ve posted your kit:

• when your results are ready, they’ll be sent to you in a text message

• sometimes we’ll need to speak with you on the phone

• if you need treatment or any support, we can help you