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Clin Biochem
; 44(12): 1028-9, 2011 Aug.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21683694
RESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Safety transport boxes are increasingly used to ship laboratory specimens but there is little information on their capacity to maintain suitable transportation temperatures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Inner temperature was assessed using a commercially available transport box during an 8-h transportation period in the heat. RESULTS: Temperature stability was unsatisfactory during approximately 64% of the transportation time (i.e., from 125 to 450 min). CONCLUSIONS: Transport boxes might be unsuitable for shipping specimens over long periods.