How to use the disposable medical virus sampling tube

The usage of medical disposable virus sampling tube is as follows:

1. Opening: Gently tear open the sealing film of the disposable virus sampling tube.

2. Extraction: Gently rotate the swab into the sampling tube, about 1 cm, do not break it to avoid contamination.

3. Add liquid: Pour an appropriate amount of preservation solution (about 2-3 ml) along the rotating mouth of the swab, and be careful not to let the swab touch the bottom of the tube.

4. Break the swab: Break the swab and leave it in the tube, discarding the tail.

5. Squeeze: Gently squeeze the tube wall to squeeze out the specimen cell secretions.

6. Storage: Immediately cap the virus sampling tube and send it to the laboratory for relevant testing.

In addition, the types of samples collected by medical disposable virus sampling tubes include respiratory samples, blood, feces and environmental samples, etc. Please follow the instructions of medical staff for specific usage.

Precautions for medical disposable virus sampling tubes include:

1. Before sampling, check whether the sampling swab, sampling tube, preservation solution and other items are complete, whether they are within the validity period, and whether the preservation solution has any abnormal phenomena such as turbidity or discoloration.

2. You should leave the liquid preparation, sterilization and other work areas 2 hours before collection and enter the clean area to wait.

3. When collecting, the head should be slightly raised, and the swab should be passed over the lower lip and inserted between the tonsils and the posterior pharyngeal wall. Wipe the posterior pharyngeal wall up and down, rotating 4-5 times. Personal protection should be done during the operation to avoid contamination of the sample.

4. After collection, the swab head should be immediately sealed in the preservation solution and sent for inspection as soon as possible.

5. After sampling, the liquid in the collection tube should be drained and sealed.

6. The barcode information on the sampling tube should be consistent with the sampling registration information and should be sent for inspection by a designated person.

7. It should be noted that the virus preservation solution in the medical disposable virus sampling tube cannot be reused.

In short, medical disposable virus sampling tubes need to be used and stored correctly in accordance with relevant operating procedures to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the samples so as not to affect the test results.