Collecting specimens from the surface of the respiratory mucosa with nasopharyngeal swabs is a procedure used to diagnose Covid-19 as well as other respiratory viral infections and certain bacteria ...

To the Editor: The appropriate procedure for obtaining a nasopharyngeal swab specimen, as shown in the video by Marty et al. (published on April 17 at NEJM.org),1 is of paramount importance.

Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs collected by healthcare providers are equally effective for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study conducted by ...

The use of throat swabs for COVID rapid antigen testing is controversial and, to date, studies have reported mixed results. For example, one study found that self-collected throat specimens ...

You have a swab, a test tube container, some FDA-approved fluid that preserves viral specimens and a bio-hazard bag for shipping. It’s a specimen collection and transport system that comes ...

These specimens may include bacterial or viral samples, as well as other microorganisms. Specimens to be examined for viruses, mycoplasma, and ureaplasma are collected and transported using the ...

Traditional methods of processing a nasal swab specimen, in particular to detect the presence of Staphylococcus aureus or its antibiotic-resistant forms are time-consuming. This means that a patient ...

Linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer analyzes the origins of words in the news. Read previous columns here. If there is one word that has become all too familiar during the Omicron wave of Covid ...