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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1991
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a combination for the preservation of diagnostic tests, characterized by a content of at least two components selected from the group comprising 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one hydrochloride, 2-hydroxypyridine-N-oxide, chloroacetamide, (N,N-methylene-bis-(N-(1-hydroxymethyl-2,5-dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl))-urea and 5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxan. The present invention is also concerned with a preserved diagnostic test kit, comprising test reagents and at least two preservation agents selected from the group comprising 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one hydrochloride, 2-hydroxypyridine-N-oxide, chloroacetamide, (N,N-methylene-bis-(N-(1-hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl))-urea and 5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxan.