Available exclusively in the UK from Sterilin, Copan’s Universal Transport Medium (UTM) meets the testing guidelines laid down by the HPA. The viral transport medium from Sterilin allows convenience of multiple tests and maintains virus viability at room temperature and on ice. The patented flocked swab increases both the amount of sample collected and its release into the medium for the pooling of patient samples taken, which helps maximise the sensitivity of assays. Specific real-time RT-PCR swine influenza or a four-fold rise in swine influenza A (H1N1) virus-specific antibodies (acute phase sera and convalescent >10-14 days later) constitute a laboratory-confirmed case. Sterilin offers a choice of tube size and product format – 1ml or 3ml tube with medium alone or as a kit containing a unique flocked collection swab.
Available exclusively in the UK from Sterilin, Copan’s Universal Transport Medium (UTM) meets the testing guidelines laid down by the HPA. The viral transport medium from Sterilin allows convenience of multiple tests and maintains virus viability at room temperature and on ice. The patented flocked swab increases both the amount of sample collected and its release into the medium for the pooling of patient samples taken, which helps maximise the sensitivity of assays. Specific real-time RT-PCR swine influenza or a four-fold rise in swine influenza A (H1N1) virus-specific antibodies (acute phase sera and convalescent >10-14 days later) constitute a laboratory-confirmed case. Sterilin offers a choice of tube size and product format – 1ml or 3ml tube with medium alone or as a kit containing a unique flocked collection swab.
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