A recent study conducted on human A(H5N1) cases in the United States found that conjunctivitis was the primary symptom ...

Two tests are being used to test for bacteria almost instantly through a throat swab and a finger prick. The tests aim to reduce the use of antibiotics and therefore antimicrobial resistance ...

Sample collection is performed via a respiratory or conjunctival swab, which is then placed in viral transport media (also available through ARUP) and sent to ARUP Labs, a national reference ...

So what’s the best way to clean our ears? And is using a cotton swab (or Q-Tip, the name brand that has become synonymous with the soft, fuzzy little tool) really as problematic as we’ve been told?

Patients requiring hospital admission for acute respiratory distress syndrome are at least three times more likely to have a positive conjunctival COVID-19 swab than those with less severe respiratory ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dec. 18 announced that a patient in Louisiana was hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the first known instance of severe infection in the U ...

NAAT may be carried out on urine specimens or conjunctival, vaginal, and cervical swabs. For extra-genital specimens, check with local laboratory about the availability of NAAT. Definitive diagnosis ...

The use of non-invasive samples (i.e., urine or self-obtained vaginal swab) can increase acceptance of screening for C. trachomatis infections. Depending on type of sexual activity, it may be ...

trachomatisocular infections. When they compared ddPCR to Roche's Amplicor® on conjunctival swab specimens collected in a trachoma endemic area ddPCR sensitivity was 73.3%. They concluded that ...