Multiple strains of viral respiratory infections were detected in qRT-PCR when stored for up to 192 hours at room temperature in Puritan’s UniTranz-RT® Universal Transport System, according to a recent study presented at the 30th Annual Clinical Virology Symposium and the 114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.
As most laboratories and POC diagnostic healthcare facilities gravitate toward molecular assays with improved sensitivity and specificity, it is essential that a transport system be able to preserve specimen for use in molecular methods as well as traditional cell culture methods for diagnosis of influenza and other respiratory viral infections.
Global viral infections account for 80% of respiratory infections that are common in infants, young children and elderly. Proper collection and transport of respiratory specimens are a critical pre-analytical step in the diagnosis of viral infectious diseases.
With the intent to introduce a viral transport medium system that could support preservation of specimen for both rapid molecular tests and traditional cell culture methods, Puritan developed UniTranz-RT, a versatile universal transport medium that is suitable for collecting and transporting patient specimens harboring influenza viruses and related respiratory pathogens.
UniTranz-RT is stable at room temperature and designed for the collection, transport, maintenance, and long-term storage of several other types of viruses.
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