Earlier this year, former Chief Biomedical Scientist Ivor J Mitchelmore and his colleagues set up a microbiology culture service, where they used MWE swabs, media and Microloops to detect bacteria such as S. aureus, etc.

A study done by Cardiff University showed that SIGMA VCM™ transport medium met and exceeded the basic requirements for transport of bacteria set out by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Standard M40-A2. Viability of Ureaplasma species in SIGMA-VCM™ transport medium was stable for 4 days at room temperature. Viability could be extended to at least 264 hours if kept at 4˚C.

Monkeypox virus webinar hosted by MWE and Prolab Diagnostics, featuring Neil Bentley, OBE, Mark Reed - Prolab Diagnostics, Richard Seuke - MWE

It is imperative that any sampling device does not carry non-viable (dead) organisms as they may guide users towards the wrong conclusion. MWE products consistently pass every aspect of M40-A2 requirements, including absence of non-viable organisms.

SIGMA-VCM™ proven to be reliable at storing and transporting Ureaplasma and Mycoplasma