Transport Medium

Transport medium is a versatile medium for the collection and preservation of samples, such as microorganisms and diagnostic methods that avoids the drying up of the sample. There are 3 types of transport medium, such as ITM, VTM, and UTM.

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Description

Transport medium is a versatile medium for the collection and preservation of samples, such as microorganisms and diagnostic methods that avoids the drying up of the sample. There are 3 types of transport medium, such as ITM, VTM, and UTM.

ITM (Inactivation Transport Medium) is a medium that serves to both inactivate viruses and prevent nucleic acid degradation.

Meanwhile, VTM (Viral Transport Medium) is transport medium for collection, storage and transportation of human nasopharyngeal virus samples.

The last type is UTM (Universal Transport Medium) used for collection, storage and transportation of viruses, chlamydiae, mycoplasma, and ureaplasma.

Features-Benefits

  • Room temperature transport
  • Samples can be stored at room temperature for 20 days.
  • For ITM and UTM, used for collection, storage and transportation of viruses, chlamydiae, mycoplasma and ureaplasma.
  • For VTM and UTM, sample transport temperature requirement & storage time: 2 to 4̊C, 48h.

 

ITM (Inactivation Transport Medium)

Product

Size Brand Catalog
5 mL Oropharyngeal Sampler, external threaded vials with 2 mL ITM buffer, Individually Wrapped, Sterile 50 pack Nest 202001
10 mL Vial with 3 mL ITM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Oropharyngeal Swabs (1 Vial + 1 Swab/pk) 100 pack Nest 202006
5 mL Nasopharyngeal Sampler, external threaded vials with 2 mL ITM buffer, Individually Wrapped, Sterile 50 pack Nest 202005
10 mL Vial with 4 mL ITM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Nasopharyngeal Swabs (1 Vial + 1 Swab/pk) 100 pack Nest 202007

 

VTM (Viral Transport Medium)

Product

Size Brand Catalog
5 mL Vial with 2.5 mL VTM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Oropharyngeal Swab (10 vials/pk) 50 pack Nest 202011
10 mL Vial with 3 mL VTM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Oropharyngeal Swabs (1 Vial + 1 Swab/pk) 100 pack Nest 202016
5 mL Vial with 2.5 mL VTM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Nasopharyngeal Swabs (10 Vials/pk) 50 pack Nest 202015
10 mL Vial with 3 mL VTM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Nasopharyngeal Swabs (1 Vial + 1 Swab/pk) 100 pack Nest 202017

 

UTM (Universal Transport Medium)

Product

Size Brand Catalog
5 mL vials with 2.5 mL UTM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Oropharyngeal Swab (10 Vials/pk) 50 pack Nest 202021
10 mL vials with 3 mL UTM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Oropharyngeal Swabs (1 vials + 1 swab/pk) 100 pack Nest 202026
5 mL vials with 2.5 mL UTM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Nasopharyngeal Swabs (10 Vials/pk) 50 pack Nest 202025
10 mL vials with 3 mL UTM, Individually Wrapped, Sterile Nasopharyngeal Swabs (1 vials + 1 swab/pk) 100 pack Nest 202027

 

Additional information

Brand

Nest