Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very contagious, common viral respiratory infection. RSV testing detects the presence of respiratory syncytial virus in nasal secretions to help diagnose the infection. Acceptable specimens for these tests are nasal/pharyngeal (NP) swabs or nasal washes/aspirations. Specimen Collection Nasal/Pharyngeal Swab   Specimen is to be collected on a cotton, rayon, or Dacron swab with an …

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many people have done throat swabs when doing nucleic acid tests, so they have some understanding of throat swabs. So, in addition to nucleic acid testing, what other diseases can throat swabs check? What is a throat swab test? Pharyngeal swab examination is a frequently used examination method in respiratory medicine. When the throat of …

Pharyngeal swab is a detection method to understand the patient’s condition, oral mucosa and pharynx infection. The pharynx may be infected by the body’s systemic or local resistance and other external factors, which can lead to diseases. Pharyngeal swabs take secretions from the pharynx and tonsils for bacterial culture or virus isolation, so as to understand the patient’s condition. Throat …

After a one-year delay, the 32nd Summer Olympic Games officially opened in Tokyo on July 23, and athletes from all countries have settled into the Olympic Village. Athletes and spectators from around the world are flooding into Tokyo, putting enormous pressure on Japan’s efforts to prevent and control COVID-19 and nucleic acid testing. In this case, the Japanese airport quarantine …