Virus Collection & Transport Kit
Product Description
CATALOG
No. | Product Description | Catalog No. | Component |
1 | VTM collection and Transport Kit | 2118-0419 | 10ml tube with 3ml VTM medium + 1 Sterile (E.O.) snappable swab + 1 biohazard specimen bag |
2 | 2118-0412 | 5ml tube with 1ml VTM medium+1 Sterile (E.O.) snappable swab+1 biohazard specimen bag | |
3 | 2118-0413 | 5ml tube with 3ml VTM medium + 1 Sterile (E.O.) snappable swab+ 1 biohazard specimen bag | |
4 | VTM-N collection and Transport Kit | 2118-0417 | 10ml tube with 3ml VTM-N medium+ 1 Sterile (E.O.) snappable swab+ 1 biohazard specimen bag |
5 | 2118-0414 | 5ml tube with 1ml VTM-N medium+ 1 Sterile (E.O.) snappable swab+ 1 biohazard specimen bag | |
6 | 2118-0415 | 5ml tube with 3ml VTM-N medium+ 1 Sterile (E.O.) snappable swab+1 biohazard specimen bag |
INTENDED USE
VTM/VTM-N Collection and Transport kit is a ready-to-use system used for the collection and transport of viruses obtained from clinical specimens.
PRINCIPLE
The kit is available with VTM and VTM-N media. VTM medium consists of modified Hank’s-HEPES buffer solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, glucose, antibiotic and etc. It is osmotically balanced and buffered to maintain the viability of virus specimens during transportation to laboratory.
VTM-N medium consists of Tris-HCl buffers, EDTA and guanidine salt. The presence of guanidine salts acts as the protein deformers and nuclease inhibitors which makes the virus inactive, but does not affect the integrity of the viral nucleic acid.
The nominal formula for each medium is as follows:
VTM Medium | VTM-N Medium |
Hank’s Balanced Salts Bovine Serum Albumin Gelatin, Glucose HEPES Buffer Penicillin-streptomycin Amphotericin B Phenol Red | Tris-HCl Buffer EDTA NaCl Guanidine salt |
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Peel off the pouch and collection;2.Put the swab into the medium;3.Snap the stick of swab;4.Screw the tube cap tightly;5.Label the specimen information;6.Put into the Biohazard bag.
STORAGE
Room temperature, optimum storage temperature is 5℃to 25℃. Do not overheat, incubate, or freeze prior to use. Improper storage will result in a loss of efficacy. Don’t use after expiration date, which is clearly printed on the outer box and on each individual sterile pouch unit and the specimen transport tube label.
LIMITATIONS
This product is not intended to be used for the collection and transportation of bacterial cultures. Repeated freezing and thawing of specimens may reduce the recovery of viable organisms
Note: The above information is for reference use only. Please refer to the product insert provided with the products before use.
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