“SARS-COV-2” VTM Guidelines

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These are the guidelines for Viral Transport Media for “SARS-COV-2” put forth by the CDC. Note that this was put out there to provide a standard to follow as an alternative to commercially available products which means that the VTM is not standardized across all laboratories. They even allow alterations as long as it is… Continue reading “SARS-COV-2” VTM Guidelines