Coronavirus: US university stops using Chinese testing kits after some found to be contaminated

South China Morning Post ^ | 04/23/2020

[SeekAndFind]

The University of Washington School of Medicine went to extraordinary lengths to airlift tens of thousands of Covid-19 testing kits from China during a nationwide shortage of sampling swabs and the liquid that preserves specimens for diagnostic testing.

In short: a Seattle importer used a business associate in China, who had a connection to a doctor in the province hardest hit by the disease, to secure testing kits from a Shanghai factory and then have them flown stateside as soon as possible on an Amazon-chartered plane. UW Medicine allocated US$125,000 to purchase the kits.

The story of the testing swabs illustrated what authorities are willing to risk to secure more supplies for Covid-19 testing, which experts say will need to ramp up before distancing restrictions in Washington can be safely removed.

Late last week, the saga took a dour turn.

US experts say Covid-19 testing will need to be ramped up before distancing restrictions in can be safely removed. AFPUS experts say Covid-19 testing will need to be ramped up before distancing restrictions in can be safely removed.

US experts say Covid-19 testing will need to be ramped up before distancing restrictions in can be safely removed.

The University of Washington School of Medicine went to extraordinary lengths to airlift tens of thousands of Covid-19 testing kits from China during a nationwide shortage of sampling swabs and the liquid that preserves specimens for diagnostic testing. In short: a Seattle importer used a business associate in China, who had a connection to a doctor in the province hardest hit by the disease, to secure testing kits from a Shanghai factory and then have them flown stateside as soon as possible on an Amazon-chartered plane. UW Medicine allocated US$125,000 to purchase the kits.

[SeekAndFind]

Baird said he went immediately to where UW Medicine is storing some testing kits and starting “tearing through boxes”.

Many of the vials appeared to be fine. But the liquid in a small percentage of them had turned to an orange or yellow colour, rather than hot pink, an indication of bacterial growth. Some appeared cloudy, too.

Baird estimated no more than a few per cent of the test kits he viewed had been affected.
Laboratory testing confirmed there was a bacteria called Stenotrophomonas maltophilia growing in the clearly contaminated samples.

But after further examination, Baird said he does not believe the bacterial growth likely affected specimens that have already been analysed and does not believe anyone will need to be retested.

He said scientists added known samples of the novel coronavirus to the contaminated specimen-preserving liquid, called viral transport media, and compared it against uncontaminated liquid.

[conservativeimage]

your test for ccp virus has been contaminated by ccp virus

[null and void]

Contaminated testing kits from China?

Say it isn't so!!!

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Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

[Jeff Chandler]

What a repetitious article.

What a repetitious article.

[paulcissa]

"US experts say Covid-19 testing will need to be ramped up before distancing restrictions in can be safely removed."

Ha! Fooled ya again! Flattening the curve was never the goal. Relieving the stress on the healthcare system was never the goal. And Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself.

[faucetman]

“What a repetitious article.

What a repetitious article.”

I’ll say!

“...will need to ramp up before distancing restrictions in Washington can be safely removed.”

“...testing will need to be ramped up before distancing restrictions in can be safely removed. AFPUS experts say Covid-19 testing will need to be ramped up before distancing restrictions in can be safely removed.”

“US experts say Covid-19 testing will need to be ramped up before distancing restrictions in can be safely removed.”

“The University of Washington School of Medicine went to extraordinary lengths to airlift tens of thousands of Covid-19 testing kits from China during a nationwide shortage of sampling swabs and the liquid that preserves specimens for diagnostic testing.”

“The University of Washington School of Medicine went to extraordinary lengths to airlift tens of thousands of Covid-19 testing kits from China during a nationwide shortage of sampling swabs and the liquid that preserves specimens for diagnostic testing.”

From the “part” of the article. NO duplicate posting by me.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Your test for ccp virus has been contaminated by ccp virus bacteria

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I suppose it’s the approach often taught for effective public speaking:
1. Tell ‘em what you are going to tell ‘em.
2. Tell ‘em
3. Tell ‘em what you told ‘em.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

More CCP terrorism.

[hal ogen]

Supposedly, intelligent people are in charge of medical schools and so forth. Why would these nitwits buy “testing kits” from Communist china...who originated this virus? Way to go, “leaders”. Good decision. LOL. To the back of the class, you overpaid nitwits.

[PistolPaknMama]

LOL

[Jeff Chandler]

faucetmanv

Either that or Freepers just copying and pasting without reviewing their posts. As is the fashion of the time.

[Baldwin]

I guess all those prior news stories of the chi-com tests being defective were considered just anecdotal.

[Mouton]

Maybe Jon Karl has a point of view on this.

[vetvetdoug]

The Chinese tests must have been formulated upon the model that was first sent out by the CDC that were so hot with Coronavirus that they were dangerous.

[BuffaloJack]

Everything that comes from China is crap.
We need to become independent and make everything ourselves and make sure none of our innovation finds its way back to China (or India).

[GOPJ]

Contaminated testing kits from China? Say it isn't so!!!

I'm shocked I tell you - shocked...

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(from the article) :" UW Medicine allocated US$125,000 to purchase the kits."

null and void :"Contaminated testing kits from China?
Say it isn't so!!!

That's a cheap price to find out who your friends are
Heck, they got paid in good international currency.
It's a lot cheaper than throwing infected animals over a wall while the city is under siege - and thy paid for it !