The iClean® Virus Transport Medium System (VTM-RT) generally has specific applications such as virus sample collection, virus sample transportation, virus sample preservation, and compatibility with various detections. The following is a detailed introduction:

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Virus Sample Collection
- Respiratory Virus Collection: It can be used to collect samples of respiratory viruses such as influenza virus and COVID-19 virus. By matching with nasopharyngeal swabs or oropharyngeal swabs, it can effectively collect virus samples from the nasal cavity and throat, providing a basis for the diagnosis of respiratory infectious diseases.
- Virus Collection from Other Sites: It can also be used to collect virus samples from sites such as the reproductive tract and conjunctiva. For example, when diagnosing the infection of reproductive tract viruses such as HPV, it can be used to collect reproductive tract samples in combination with corresponding sampling swabs; when diagnosing conjunctivitis caused by adenovirus and other viruses, it can be used for the collection of conjunctival samples.
Virus Sample Transportation
- Clinical Sample Transfer: Within medical institutions, it can transfer the virus samples collected in wards and outpatient clinics to departments such as the clinical laboratory and the department of pathology for testing. It can also be used between different medical institutions. For example, primary hospitals can transfer the samples suspected of special virus infection to superior specialized hospitals or centers for disease control and prevention for further testing.
- Cross-regional Sample Transportation: In response to major public health events, such as the cross-regional spread of infectious disease outbreaks, it can safely transport the virus samples collected from various places to the designated central laboratory for centralized testing and analysis, providing data support for epidemic prevention and control.
Virus Sample Preservation
- Short-term Preservation: Under normal temperature or specific temperature conditions, it can maintain the activity of the virus and the integrity of the nucleic acid within several hours to several days, meeting the preservation needs from sampling to pre-testing in general clinical testing.
- Long-term Preservation: In combination with low-temperature freezing equipment, it can be used for the long-term preservation of virus samples, which is convenient for in-depth research on the virus, such as the analysis of the virus gene sequence and the preservation of virus strains, providing basic materials for virological research, vaccine development, etc.
Compatibility with Various Detections
- Nucleic Acid Detection: It is compatible with common nucleic acid extraction and detection methods, such as real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and RT-PCR. It can provide stable and reliable samples for virus nucleic acid detection to ensure the accuracy of the detection results.
- Antigen Detection: It can be used to preserve virus samples for antigen detection, such as antigen detection tests using the colloidal gold method and immunochromatography method, providing sample support for the rapid diagnosis of virus infections.
- Cell Culture and Virus Isolation: For research and detection work that requires cell culture and virus isolation, this system can provide a suitable environment for the in vitro culture and reproduction of the virus, which is helpful for the isolation and identification of the virus.