Cleanroom Wipers

Description

nasopharyngeal swab, as the similar technique nasopharyngeal aspirate, is a method of collecting a sample from the back of the nose and throat Nasopharingeal swabs are narrow sticks made of a short plastic rod covered, at one tip, with adsorbing material as cotton, polyester or flocked nylon. They are used for the diagnosis of pertussis as well as a number of other viral infections.. To collect the sample, they are inserted in the nostril and kept in place for several seconds to absorb secretions, then placed into sterile viral transport media, which preserves the sample for the subsequent analysis.