COLLECTION KIT, NASOPHARYNGEALXPERT SAMPLE (50/BX) Single Flexible Minitip Flocked Swab Packaged with 3 mL UTM® Viral Transport Medium UTM® Universal Transport Medium Universal Transport Media without beads is an FDA cleared collection and transport system suitable for collection, transport, preservation, and long-term freeze storage of clinical specimens containing viruses for viral molecular diagnostic testing, and meets CDC Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical COVID-19 Specimens For sample collection use with Xpert Testing Single Flexible Minitip Flocked Swab Packaged with 3 mL UTM® Viral Transport Medium in 16 X 100 mm Skirted Tube w/o Beads and Plastic Red Cap - Packaged in Zip Top Plastic Bag UTM® is a FDA cleared collection and transport system suitable for collection, transport, maintenance and long-term freeze storage of clinical specimens containing viruses, including COVID-19, chlamydia, mycoplasma or ureaplasma organisms UTM® has been tested and validated in full compliance with CLSI M40-A2: Quality Control of Microbiological Transport System Standard UTM® has been used successfully for Rapid Antigen Testing, DFA, Viral Culture and for Molecular-Based Assays - unique media formulation includes antibiotics to inhibit bacterial and fungal growth, without affecting viruses, chlamydia, mycoplasma or ureaplasma