UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT MEDIUM+SWAB, 3ml, synth. mini tip
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UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT MEDIUM 3 ml + mini-tip SWAB
Definition
Kit containing Universal Transport Medium and 1 or 2 swabs for the collection and transport of specimens containing viruses, chlamydiae, mycoplasmas or ureaplasmas from the collection site to the testing laboratory.
Specifications
- UTM medium in tube with screw cap
- One or two swabs with synthetic tip and plastic handle with breaking point
Different presentations depending of the manufacturer :
- Copan 305C:
- 3 ml of UTM
- 1 flexible mini-tip FLOQSwabs® with breaking point
- Copan 302C:
- 3 ml of UTM
- 2 CLASSIQSwabTM with polyester tip and breaking point
- BD-220221:
- 3 ml transport media
- 2 regular swabs with polyester tip
- Yocon MT0301-2:
- 3.5 ml of UTM
- 2 flocked swabs
Technical specifications
- Medium Composition
- Hanks' balanced salts
- bovine serum albumin
- L-cysteine, gelatin
- sucrose
- L-glutamic acid
- HEPES buffer
- vancomycin
- amphotericin B
- colistin
- phenol red
- Mini-tip swabs are suitable for nasopharyngeal sample collection (whereas swabs with standard tips are for oropharyngeal sample collection)
Instructions for use
Please consult the “Updated laboratory procedures, 2022” available online via the Laboratory working Group sharepoint page: Laboratory Procedures and Resources.
https://msfintl.sharepoint.com/sites/msfintlcommunities/LabWG/SitePages/Laboratory-Manual-page.aspx
For offline access, contact your laboratory advisor.
Storage
- Temperature between 2 and 25°C.
- Do not overheat or freeze prior to use
- The product must be stored in its original packaging
- Shelf life: 16 months
- Guaranteed minimum remaining shelf life at delivery: 1/3 of total shelf life
MSF requirements
Sample collection and storage of the sample during transport to the laboratory, for suspiscions of viruses, chlamydiae, mycoplasmas or ureaplasmas.