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Survival of pneumococci in three different commercial collection and transport systems by MWE, Copan and DeltaLabs (Do we miss Pneumococcal diseases due to flaws in transport conditions?) - Weisenberger et al
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Comparison of the quality of Gram stain prepared using different swab transport systems (MWE Sigma Swab, MWE Sigma Transwab, MWE Charcoal Swab, Copan ESwab, Healthlink Amies) - Stuczen et al
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An Introductory Study into the Advantages of the Sigma-Transwab® Open Cell Polyurethane Foam Swabs in Microbiological Transport Systems with Improved Cellular Flow Dynamics and Reduced Sample Entrapment in Microorganism Detection - Ryan et al
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Evaluation of a new real-time PCR assay (Check-Direct CPE) for rapid detection of KPC, OXA-48, VIM, and NDM carbapenemases using spiked rectal swabs - Nijhuis et al
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Sigma Transwab maintaining the viability of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria from wounds - Stuczen et al
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Study that shows Sigma TSB™ with 6.5% NaCl is a suitable device to use for hospitals wishing to implement a protocol for the processing of MRSA screening specimens. In addition, positive results can be quickly and reliably confirmed on the BD Max™ PCR platform - Khan et al
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Evaluation to show that Sigma TSB™ with 6.5% NaCl is a suitable device to use for hospitals wishing to implement the Dutch guideline on the laboratory detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It removes the need for separate processing of specimens arriving in the laboratory, in that the tubes can be directly inoculated when the specimen is taken from the patient. -Khan et al
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Sigma Transwab's performance and suitability as a multifaceted transport and collection kit and it's compatibility with lab automation in comparison to ESwab and Puritan's Liquid Amies - Mulder et al
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All MWE Liquid Media and Swabs are compatible with the FilmArray system, bioFire - Laughlin,2017
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Molecular efficacy of the MWE Sigma Transwab and the Copan Eswab for downstream testing on the GeneXpert and the Roche FLOW system, showing Sigma Transwab out-performing Copan's Eswab - Laughlin, 2019
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Study showing BD Max compatible with Sigma Virocult, Sigma Transwab and Fecal Transwab, identifying correctly Herpes Simplex, MRHA and SA, and enteric bacteria respectively - Khan
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Study showing Sigma Transwab being used on the Cepheid GeneExpert as an alternative to Copan Kit and proving even with low concentrations of organism, Sigma Transwabs were able to detect MRSA with the added advantage of being able to use the same swab on automated platforms for conventional diagnostic testing - Khan & Jones
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early identification and isolation of carriers are key components of an effective infection control strategy in hospitals. This report demonstrates the results of a new screening method to identify CPE in patients within 24 hours, help reducing the spread - Hanemaaijer et al
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Evaluation of Sigma Transwab® in Liquid Amies Transport Medium in Scotland for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Culture. - Graveling et al
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Successful evaluation of Liquid-Based Swab Transport Systems against the new revision of Approved CLSI M40-A2 Standard 2016 - Gizzie & Adukwu
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Successful recovery of Genomic DNA and isolation of 16S Ribosomal DNA from Sigma Transwab® system with viability acceptance in accordance with CLSI M40-A2 standard - Gizzie & Adukwu
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Laboratory evaluation of the Sigma Transwab® transport system for the recovery of Candida species using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) document M40-A2 - Elcocks & Adukwu
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Sigma Transwab® in liquid Amies transport medium provides a superior recovery method for Neisseria gonorrhoeae from clinical material which has been adopted by York Sexual Health Clinic, UK - Child, 2017
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Validation to show that Sigma Transwab is compatible with the Copan WASP system, and that it runs smoothly and accurately - Chatelain
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Sigma-Transwab® met CLSI acceptance criteria for all M40-A2 bacteria after the specified holding periods for both Qualitative (Roll Plate) and Quantitative (Swab Elution) methods as it was able to recover all specified strains at both room temperature and at 4 °C in full compliance with M40-A2 - Adukwu and Gizzie
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Prevention of Neonatal Deaths - Evaluation of Sigma GBS transport system for Streptococcus agalactiae screening - Szxzypkowska and Stuczen
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Evaluation to show Sigma GBS enrichment broth can speed up the handling of Streptococcus agalactiae specimens, and make universal screening a more practical proposition. - Khan and Jones
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Validation of Fecal Transwab as an effective replacement for traditional Faecal pots, showing a resultant improvement in efficiencies for the automated pre-analytical process
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Suitability of Fecal Transwab transport medium for efficient recovery of enteric pathogens at ambient and refrigerated temperatures - Khan and Laughlin
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Molecular detection of Enteric Viruses
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Using Polywipes to sample and assess cleaning methods to eradicate C.diff
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Polywipes used to show pathogenic colonisation of hospital badges and neck lanyards in the theatre environment
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Polywipes used for microbiological screening of re-usable pressure relieving, low-airloss therapeutic beds to determine the efficacy of the decontamination process
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Polywipes used for collaborative development of a Quality Assurance Programme for the decontamination of hire beds
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Studies showing all healthcare environmental cleaning should be performed with chlorine at 1000ppm to effectively reduced the risk of HCAI with C. difficile.
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Curtains as a source of Clostridium difficile and the need for sampling the entire surface area - Best 2012
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Study demonstrating that Sigma-VCM® transport swab is capable of maintaining the viability of Neisseria gonorrhoeae at room temperature or refrigerated temperature for at least 24h, which can be extended - Stuczen 2011
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Evaluation showing viability of Ureaplasma species in Ʃ-VCM transport medium being stable for 4 days at room temperature, which could be extended to at least 264 hours if kept at 4˚C - Ridge & Spiller
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Evaluation of Sigma VCM proven to be effective in preserving the viability of Mycoplasma hominis - Rees & Spiller 2017
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Evaluation of Mycoplasma Hominis transfer by different swabs to Sigma VCM transport media showed that MWE Sigma Swabs were superior to Copan Rayon and Cobas PCR Swabs - Kiran & Spiller 2018
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Study showing Sigma VCM® liquid medium allows for the detection of target DNA following prolonged storage at room temperature without sample degradation, and helps in diagnosis of Urethritis - Eltringham
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Sigma MM's evaluation showing it renders clinical samples of Influenza A and B non-infectious and safe for handling and transport, while also allowing high quality extraction of nucleic acid for use in RT-PCR - Valette et al 2017
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Sigma MM compatible with the GeneXpert PCR analyser for MRSA, showing no interference with the chemistry, and completely effective at killing the MRSA at all concentrations, rendering the specimens non-infective. - Khan & Al-Nasash 2019
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Evaluation of Microbial Viability and Nucleic Acid Integrity After Exposure to Sigma MM Inactivation Media - Elcocks, Qadir & Adukwu
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Compariosn of Virocult swab, Sigma swab, and Sigma Virocult for Influenza A viability for cell culture and molecular detection - Valette et al
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Study showing Sigma Virocult can maintain the viability of viruses for up to 7 days at different temperatures and complies with approved standard of M40-A2, being a reliable virus transport media - Sharma & Lindeman
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Study showing Sigma Virocult successfully recovered 6 viruses (Adenovirus 1, HSV Type 2, HSV Type 1, Parainfluenza, Rhinovirus, Influenza A) after holding for up to 7 days, and whether held at 4 degree celcius or ambient temperature - Rudsdale
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Evaluation of Sigma-Virocult viral liquid transport swab for the detection of Herpes Simplex Virus using the BD Max™ and SmartCycler® demonstrated 100% sensitivity and specificity - Khan Stone Jones
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Improved Test results especially Salmonella when used with molecular techniques
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Study showing good uptake and release of DNA as well as recovery of the CMV DNA in both the Sigma VCM and Sigma Virocult media. This study also shows that degradation of the control material is minimal even after a holding period of 72 hrs at room temperature - Laughlin
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Microbiology Collection Device - Laughlin 2017
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Evaluation of Sigma MM for routine diagnostics in Virology - Turnbull
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Inactivation of SARS-COV-2 - Glasgow Study 2021
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Survival of Pneumococci - Heidelberg, Weisenberger 2019

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