Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of nasopharyngeal swabs have been taken in Austria - millions worldwide. Their correct performance is essential for diagnosing and challenging ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Health care workers with a nasopharyngeal swab positive for SARS-CoV-2 were more likely to report long COVID ...

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, ...

COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are at record numbers, fueled by the spread of the omicron variant. The country’s daily test volume has risen in tandem, and is now at its highest compared to any other ...

Upper respiratory tract samples are the most commonly used samples for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis. The samples collected from the nasopharynx are preferred for viral nucleic acids ...

The Canadian province of Quebec was hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic towards the end of February 2020, which mobilized the healthcare network in an unprecedented way. Quebec’s ...