Introducing our new improved

Concateno Blood Collection Kit for BBV testing

Concateno have made improvements to our existing dried blood spot testing collection kit to improve safety and ease of use for you and your clients using our blood borne viruses testing (BBV testing).

New product features:

• Safety measures: gloves, swabs and plasters
• Concateno Drying Rack
• All main items CE marked
• Improved, larger Concateno Blood Collection Card

Click here for full details on the changes

The facts

Five out of every six people with chronic hepatitis C are unaware of their infection. Hepatitis C Action Plan for England

All injecting drug users and their partners should be offered testing for hepatitis. UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2007

2.8 million injecting drug users are thought to have HIV, that’s almost 1 in 5. UNDOC World Drug Report 2011

50% of injecting drug users are thought to have Hepatitis C. UNDOC World Drug Report 2011

Why choose dried blood spot testing?

• Quick sample collection, no venous access required
• Fast results
• Great for initiating discussion about safer injecting
• No clinical expertise required

Tests available

HIV Antibody
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Hepatitis B Core Antibody
Hepatitis C Antibody (anti-HCV)
Hepatitis C PCR

Concateno’s service

We’ll support you via your Account Manager, our customer service team and our onsite virology, with help for everything from sample collection training through to interpretation of results.

Click here to contact us and discuss your testing requirements