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Meanings of nasopharyngeal swabbing in English

Portuguese
zaragota nasofaríngea
Catalan
frotis nasofaringi
Spanish
cultivo nasofaríngeo
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Method in medicine of collecting a sample from the back of the nose.

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        Examples for "nasopharyngeal swab"
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        The virus is detected via a nasopharyngeal swab, and by blood tests.
        News.com.au
        2
        Cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction method with nasopharyngeal swab.
        Pubmed
        3
        The nasopharyngeal swab was an optimum specimen for RNA testing.
        Pubmed
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        However, at discharge SARS-CoV-2 RNA could still be detected in the nasopharyngeal swab and in the stools.
        Pubmed
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        In both groups, the saliva tests and the nasopharyngeal swab tests showed similar sensitivity for detecting the virus.
        Reuters
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