| Media used for submitting
cultures
All media used by Ridgeway Biologicals in the manufacture of (killed)
Emergency Vaccines are TSE-risk compliant. In order for bacterial
isolates to be used in vaccine manufacture it is required that they
have been isolated and submitted on TSE-risk compliant media. Submitting
laboratories are therefore asked to supply isolates on TSE-risk compliant
media. Where this is not possible, Ridgeway Biologicals can supply
the submitting laboratory with TSE-risk compliant media for the re-isolation
of isolates. If you have not already supplied Ridgeway Biologicals
with information on media used for sending in isolates, or are unsure,
please call.
Packaging cultures on agar plates for posting to Ridgeway
Biologicals
To comply with Post Office Regulations, bacterial
cultures on agar plates must be sent through the
post in suitable biohazard boxes as described below. Biohazard boxes
and Clinical Sample Submission Forms can be supplied by us. Swabs
may be sent in a sealed plastic bag inside a padded bag.
Instructions for packing agar plates:
Seal plate lids to plate bottoms with tape
Wrap absorbent material around the plate(s)
Put into the plastic canister and attach the canister lid
Place canister into the external cardboard box
Insert completed Clinical Sample Submission Form
Seal box and affix address labels for both sender and recipient
We will re-issue the biohazard box to you on receipt of a culture
from your laboratory.
Unfortunately, our laboratory is unable to process cultures
which do not comply with the above conditions.
Download
Sample Submission Form [ PDF 414KB ]
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