Advice Note for Users of the Mycoplasma Experience Testing Service

SAMPLES TO ARRIVE THE SAME DAY

CONTENTS OF THE TRANSPORT CONTAINER

One large plastic bag with disinfectant tablets.

One small plastic bag with two security seals.

Five pieces of bubble packing.

One piece of bubble packing adherent to the base.

RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR PACKING THE TRANSPORT CONTAINER

Remove all the contents apart from the adherent bubble packing.

Ensure the caps on the specimen bottles are tightly engaged and place them upright in the

large plastic bag.

Express any trapped air, seal and place on the adherent bubble packing to one side of the

container with the closed end towards the top of the container.

Pack the space remaining above the samples with bubble packing - discard any surplus.

Enclose in the remaining plastic bag details of the samples and place on top of the bubble

packing.

CLOSURE OF CONTAINER AND RETURN

Replace the lid with the arrows aligned. Lock the lid in place by moving the handle down and

insert the security seals through the handle and lid on both sides.

Engage the seals and remove the labelled piece of paper on top of the container exposing the

biohazard label and return address.

The container is now ready for transportation.

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