COVID-19 Swab Test
Assay Genie COVID-19 Swab Tests
| Product Code | Description |
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43903RK21645-B |
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43903RK21645-B2 |
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43903RK21645 |
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43903RK21645-2 |
Viral Transport System w/ MTM – Nasal Swab
The Viral Transport System is designed for the collection, transportation and short-term storage of clinical specimens containing total DNA/RNA such as SARS-CoV-2, chlamydia, mycoplasma, ureaplasma from saliva, blood, serum, stool or other bodily fluids.
The transport medium lyses the organism and inactivates the cells, bacteria, and/or virus. The lysed samples can be stored at room temperature for up to one week and used in subsequent procedures such as DNA/RNA extraction, PCR or sequencing. This system contains individually wrapped, sterile flocked nylon swabs optimizing specimen collection and elution into the transport medium.
Figure 1: Viral Transport Medium System Swab
Figure 2: Viral Transport Medium System Vial
| Swab | Vial |
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Tip Flocked |
Maximum Volume 12 mL |
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Length 150 mm |
Height 103 mm |
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Breakpoint Distance 80 mm |
Transport Media 3 mL |
1. Take the swab out of the package, and swab deep into the oral, nasal, or other cavities for sampling.
The specific sampling methods are below:
1.1. Nasal swab: Gently insert the swab into the nasal condyle of the nasal passage. Leave in place for several seconds, and slowly remove while rotating. Swab other nostril with separate swabs if necessary.
1.2. Pharyngeal swab: Swab the bilateral pharyngeal tonsils and posterior pharyngeal wall.
2. Twist open the vial and quickly immerse the swab head into the transport medium.
3. Snap the plastic shaft and seal vial tightly with screw cap.
4. Discard the snapped plastic tail.
5. Shake vial up-and-down several times.
6. Place the vial in a biohazard bag and seal for transportation.
| Components | Amounts |
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Vial with Transport Media |
10 individual packages |
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Swabs |
10 pieces (sterile and individually packed) |
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Use Manual |
1 |
This Viral Transport System enables clinical specimens containing viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, chlamydia, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, to be collected, transported and stored at room temperature for up to one week before nucleic acid isolation.
Figure 1: Viral Transport Medium System Throat Swab
Figure 2: Viral Transport Medium System Vial
| Swab | Vial |
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Tip Flocked |
Maximum Volume 5 mL |
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Length 150 mm |
Height 57 mm |
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Breakpoint Distance 30 mm |
Transport Media 2 mL |
| Components | Amounts |
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Vial with Transport Media |
10 individual packages |
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Swabs |
10 pieces (sterile and individually packed) |
|
Use Manual |
1 |
Nasal & Throat Swabs for Viral Sample Collection
The development of diagnostic tests for COVID-19 is rapidly progressing, and up to now the molecular test, based on amplification by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction of viral RNA isolated from nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swabs, remains the first‐level diagnostic test to assess the current COVID‐19 infection status.
Nasopharyngeal swabs and aspirates represent some of the most ubiquitous tests for the detection of respiratory viruses. Collection of specimens from the surface of the respiratory mucosa with nasopharyngeal swabs is a procedure used for the diagnosis of Covid-19 in adults and children. The procedure is also commonly used to evaluate patients with suspected respiratory infection caused by other viruses and some bacteria.
Oropharyngeal swabs can be used for the purpose of viral sample collection for the diagnosis of Covid-19 in adults and children. A swab test typically involves the use of a sterile dacron or rayon swab with a plastic shaft to collect a sample, in contrast to an aspirate or wash which uses a syringe with a flexible catheter to extract a sample.