Laboratory swab UTM®

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Copan Universal Transport Medium® (UTM®) system is intended for the collection, transport, and preservation of clinical specimens containing Viruses, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma. Composition The universal solution Copan UTM® is compliant with CLSI M40-A2 standards. UTM® Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) is enriched with proteins, sugars, and a pH indicator. Its unique formulation includes antibiotics and antimycotics to prevent overgrowth of bacterial and fungal flora. Processing and applications Versatile and automatable UTM® is compatible with downstream antigen detection and molecular-based assays. It can be processed manually or with automated laboratory platforms such as Copan Universe™. PodSwab™ for pooling Pooling samples, saving time and resources PodSwab™ is the 6 ml UTM® tube paired with five nasal flocked swabs that allows for pooling up to five different individual samples in one single tube. If the pooled sample tests negative, all the pooled patients are considered negative – by performing one test instead of 5. Conversely, if the pooled sample is positive, each person within the pod must be individually retested. PodSwab™ offers many operational advantages, especially in low-incidence diseases: testers can significantly increase the volume of people tested while reducing the cost per single test. One of our most popular products Our universal transport medium features made CDC to declare it the product of choice for Covid-19 screening. FLOQSwabs® Inside Ensure a quick, capillarity-driven sample uptake and a superior elution of the biological specimen, expanding downstream diagnostic testing capabilities.