A device for safer transportation of clinical isolates carrying contagious bacterial, viral and / or fungal species

摘要

The viability of infectious organisms depend on the presence of adequate host factors in the appropriate transport medium. For example, a virus specific transport media is used in order to maintain the viability of the virus during transportation from fields and hospitals to the laboratory facility. While viability is critical in case of research, and initial molecular investigations to characterize the infectious organisms, it is not necessary to maintain the viability of infectious organisms for routine diagnostic activities. For diagnostic purpose, nucleic acid alone but not the viable infectious organism is required. This invention discloses an improvisation in the collection and transportation of clinical specimens carrying infectious bacteria, viruses containing deoxy-ribo nucleic acid (DNA virus) and / or ribo nucleic acid (RNA virus), rickettsiae, parasites and fungi.