Copan Diagnostics UTM™ Bulk Viral Specimen Collection 16 x 100 mm Tube

Description

• 3 mL UTM Universal Transport Medium™ in 12 x 80 mm Round Bottom Tube One of the routine procedures in the diagnosis of infections caused by viruses, involves the collection and safe transportation of biological samples
• UTM™ is an FDA cleared collection and transport system suitable for collection, transport, and preservation of clinical specimens for viral molecular diagnostic testing, including COVID-19, chlamydia, mycoplasma or ureaplasma organisms
• The transport medium comes in a plastic, screw cap tube and maintains organism viability for 48 hours at room or refrigerated temperature
• Clinical studies show that UTM™ paired with COPAN FLOQSwabs™ is equivalent to collections using aspirates and nasal washes for the diagnosis of respiratory virus infection
• UTM™ paired with COPAN FLOQSwabs™ reduce costs and increase patient comfort when compared to nasal aspirates and washes
• Once a swab sample is collected it should be placed immediately into the transport tube where it comes into contact with transport medium
• Swab specimens for virus, isolation should be submitted to the laboratory as quickly as possible after collection
• Room temperature stable Contains antibiotics to inhibit bacterial and fungal flora in patient samples Maintains viability of organisms for up to 48 hours Provided in labeled screw-cap tubes designed for transport of the clinical sample Storage: Although UTM™ can maintain even fragile organisms for long periods of time at room temperature, it is recommended that specimens be refrigerated at 2 to 8°C or kept on wet ice following collection and while in transit
• If there will be a long delay before processing, specimens should be frozen at -70°C or colder and transported on dry ice
• Storage at -20°C is less satisfactory than storage at 4°C or -70°C and can result in the loss of infectivity.