The Virus Collection and Preservation System consists of sampling swabs, specimen bags and sample preservation solution.
The sample preservation solution (without guanidine salt) contains virus inactivating agent which can inactivate the virus and nucleic acid stabilization buffer to prot viral nucleic acid from degradation.
Applications: storage and transportation of throat swabs, nasal swabs and other samples in hospitals, disease control centers, independent laboratories, physical examination centers, scientific research institutes and other institutions for respiratory virus research, diagnosis, and treatment.
Step 1
Nasal swab: Insert swab 1-2 cm into one of the anterior nares. Rotate swab against nasal mucosa for about 3 seconds and withdraw. Repeat the other anterior nare with the same swab.
Throat swab: Wipe throat swab with moderate force to bilatéral pharyngeal tonsils and back wall of the pharynx for at least 3 times avoid touching tongue.
Step 2
Remove tube cap and sink swab specimen deep into tube to ensure swab scale line is aligned with tube rim.
Step 3
Carefully leverage swab against tube rim to break swab shaft at scale line.
Step 4
Tightly re-cap tube. Specimen is now available for transport and detection.