Sentence examples for a second swab from inspiring English sources
A second swab can be sent to a laboratory for DNA profiling (for an additional fee of $59.95 -- envelope included).
Decolonization was checked by a second swab collection seven days after the beginning of the intervention.
Almost 40% of the original sample that tested negative at admission was discharged at the weekend, without a second swab.
For incidence analysis, we followed 276 patients who had at least a second swab during hospitalization, and who had a negative culture at admission.
If the first swab was not tolerated a second swab was performed or nasal secretions were collected from a tissue used to blow the nose [ 15].
The first one, by inserting a swab into both nostrils parallel to the palate (calcium alginate swab, USA) and a second swab for the posterior pharyngeal and tonsillar areas (Viral Culture, Becton-Dickinson Microbiology Systems, MD, USA).
In addition, 20 patients will be included in a substudy in which a second-swab sample and half of the tissue sample will be processed using molecular (PCR) techniques for comparison with the conventional plating techniques.
Throat swab specimens are collected within 24 hours for detection of influenza A(H7N9) infection and second swab specimens are collected if symptoms appear.
After initial negative or equivocal nasopharyngeal swabs (n = 23), a second nasopharyngeal swab was performed in 16 patients (positive in 37.5 %) and deep tracheal aspirate in 5 (positive in 100%%).
The second swab, a flocked swab http://www.microrheologics.com, was forwarded to Royal Women's Hospital (RWH), Melbourne, Victoria for MG testing and further studies including organism load quantification and chlamydia serovar determination if diagnosed chlamydia positive.
After collection, a dry Rayon swab was used to seed 3 ml transport (UMMt) medium of the Mycofast Revolution assay; the second swab (a flocked nylon swab) was inoculated into 1 ml of modified Amies transport medium (Copan Diagnostics, Inc, Italy) and used for PCR analysis.
