The Novel Coronavirus Detection Kit for Wipe Tests
COVID-19：島津の拭取り検査試薬キット： PCやドアノブ、水道の蛇口（動画）：
COVID-19: Shimadzu Wiping Test Reagent Kit: PC,Doorknob,Water Faucet:
COVID-19：Shimadzu擦拭测试试剂盒：PC，门把手，水龙头
島津製作所：
2月8日に「拭取り検査試薬キットを発売いたします。
拭取り検査試薬キット：
本製品は、物質の表面に付着している新型コロナウイルス。
PCR検査法によって簡便、迅速、高感度に検出します。
昨年4月発売の「新型コロナウイルス検出試薬キット」（研究用）を組み合わせました。
「新型コロナウイルス・拭取り検査試薬キット」
専用濃縮液およびPCRに必要な試薬で構成されています。
当社独自のAmpdirect技術によるPCR法にて、濃縮から判定まで、100分で完了。（下記ワークフロー図参照）
2021年 | ニュース | 島津製作所
https://www.shimadzu.co.jp/news/press/ur6pj0x2y8bnke_q.html
SHIMADZU CORPORATION : Release of the Novel Coronavirus Detection Kit for Wipe Tests
Allows quick and easy detection of the novel coronavirus on touch screens, doorknobs, etc. for efficient health and safety management
Shimadzu Corporation
has released the Novel Coronavirus Detection Kit for Wipe Tests.
This reagent kit
detects the novel coronavirus on surfaces quickly, easily, and with high sensitivity via the PCR test method.
It is intended for use in hygiene management and health and safety checks in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
It combines the virus-concentrating techniques
cultivated in the Norovirus Detection Kit for Wipe Tests (released in 2016) with the Novel Coronavirus Detection Kit (for research use), released in April of last year.
Shimadzu will supply this product
to medical institutions and contract testing companies which provide wipe test services for
care homes,
food production
distribution centers,
commercial facilities,
transportation centers.
Currently, the kits are only available in Japan
It is believed that the main infection routes for the novel coronavirus
are droplet infection and contact infection.
On cruise ships
where group infections have occurred, the virus has been detected on the surfaces of
toilet seats,
floors,
pillows,
telephones,
televisions,
remote controls,
and the possibility of contact infection has been pointed out.
It is reported that the novel coronavirus has remained on the surfaces of everyday items for up to several weeks.
The Novel Coronavirus Detection Kit for Wipe Tests
consists of a special concentrating liquid and the reagents necessary for PCR tests.
The surface of the material to be tested is swabbed with a commercially-available cotton swab, and the swab is immersed in normal saline solution.
https://www.shimadzu.com/news/kgp1bl9m1e-jik4u.html
Detection of noroviruses in fecal specimens by direct RT-PCR without RNA purification – ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166093409004509