A recent study by researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, currently available on the preprint server medRxiv*, demonstrates how nasal swab samples reliably ...

Nasopharyngeal swabbing — using a plastic stick to retrieve a sample from the back of your throat and nasal passage — is the current gold standard in collecting specimens to test for infections, ...

Sputum sampling was found to be a valuable method for diagnosing and monitoring patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published ...

As more Americans get tested for the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, they’re discovering the test involves a deep nasal swab that can be uncomfortable. Called a nasopharyngeal ...

Covid-19 testing has become more and more accessible, in pharmacies, doctors’ offices, urgent cares, and pop-up testing sites throughout the country. But the methods of obtaining the sample of ...

Twenty-six subjects from a cohort of 80 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 via nasopharyngeal swab, and all 26 tested positive using gargle lavage (mouthwash), according to new research. Twenty-six ...

When it comes to food safety, being able to detect pathogens in food production areas is crucial. Although swabbing machinery, hard surfaces and other environmental elements has served as a well ...

Researchers used lasers to analyse body odour collected with cotton swabs from 24 people, finding patterns associated with ...

Traditional poultry swabbing misses key viral threats—new research shows how air and surface sampling provides a faster, safer way to track dangerous pathogens in live-bird markets. Study: Air ...