Features
- Universal viral transport vial sustains viability for viruses, chlamydiae, mycoplasma and ureaplasma in a single formulation and offers flexibility in transport temperature ranges – room temperature or refrigerated.
- Suppresses bacterial and fungal contamination by incorporating antibiotics in the medium
- Preserves viruses and chlamydiae for long-term frozen storage
- Utilizes a phenol red pH indicator to ensure medium integrity at the time of specimen collection
- Flat-bottomed conical tube stands on the benchtop which reduces the risk of biohazardous spills.
- Scored swabs eliminate the need for scissors.
- Acceptable transport medium for the BD Directigen EZ Flu A + B and BD Directigen EZ RSV test kits
- Able to be used with flocked swabs which are made with nylon strands that use capillary action to absorb and elute the entire sample into liquid media
