Skip to main content
. 2003 Jun;41(6):2686–2689. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2686-2689.2003

TABLE 1.

Effect of gamma irradiation on rayon swabs as measured with the Gen-Probe GASDT

Swab type Mean RLU valuea for indicated day of storage prior to testing
1 70 120
Irradiated 3,622 5,664 6,548
Nonirradiated 2,091 2,411
a

Values are the mean results for 10 lots of swabs tested in duplicate.