Great Lakes Diagnostics ARX Viral Transport Media

Description

The ARX Liquid Amies Collection and Transport System (ARX) is intended for use in the collection of clinical specimens.

INTENDED USE:

The ARX Liquid Amies Collection and Transport System is intended for use in the collection of clinical specimens (i.e., nasal secretion/wash; lachrymal secretion/tears; auricular secretion/cerumen; urethral, rectal, or vaginal swab; wound/abscess material) potentially containing aerobic, anaerobic, and fastidious bacteria and their transport at 2 to 8°C or 25 to 30°C from the patient to the laboratory for bacteriological examination and culture. In the laboratory, the collected and transported clinical specimens of nasal, lachrymal, ceruminous, vaginal, urethral, rectal, and wound/abscess origin are processed using standard clinical laboratory operating procedures for bacterial culture.

SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION

Specialized systems for collecting and transporting bacteriological specimens are commonly used in laboratories to aid in the diagnosis of bacterial infections, especially when there is a delay between specimen collection and processing. The ARX Liquid Amies Collection and Transport System consists of a sterile a pre-scored Microbrush™ Test Swab, and a polypropylene screw-cap vial containing 1 mL of modified liquid Amies medium. Microbrush™ Test Swab flocked swabs are available in various score points and configurations to facilitate specimen collection from various sites on patients' bodies.

PRINCIPLES OF THE PROCEDURE

Once a specimen is collected with a swab, and added to the transport medium vial, it is immediately processed to achieve optimal recovery. For cases where immediate processing (i.e., within 2 hours) is not possible, specimens can be stored at 2 to 30°C and processed within 48 hours (except for Neisseria gonorrhea, which should be processed within 24 hours). Recent independent studies suggest that the viability of certain bacteria in swab transport systems will improve when transported or stored at refrigerated temperature.

Specifications

• Product Type: Viral Transport Media
• Format: Tube
• Sterility: Sterile
• Swab Configuration: Not Applicable
• Certifications/Compliance: FDA
• Closure Color: Red
• Closure Type: Screw Cap
• Color: Clear
• Diameter (Metric): 90 mm
• Fill Volume: 1 mL
• For Use With (Equipment): PCR
• Includes: 1 mL Viral Transport Media Tube only
• Length (Metric): 90 mm
• Packaging: Racked Tubes
• pH: 7.4
• Quantity: 500/Cs.
• Storage Requirements: 2 to 30°C
• Tip Type: Not Applicable
• Transport Temperature: 2 to 30°C
• Tube Size: 7 mL
• Volume (Metric): 1 mL
• Closure Material: Polypropylene
• Material: Polypropylene