Those who refused to provide swabs differed significantly from compliers only by gender; men were significantly more likely to refuse than women (p<.001).
Nasal swabs were collected from 205 patients and 202 samples were analysed (two patients declined to provide swabs and one sample was lost).
Among those without ARI, 43 provided swab samples, 6 of whom had positive test results.
Although not intentional, some overlap occurred when students were resampled during subsequent visits to the same dormitories and library, e.g., among the 557 first-year students from whom swab samples were collected in December, 74 (13%) had previously provided swab samples.
In New Hampshire, where prosecutors say thousands of people appeared to have provided swabs, the attorney general is investigating the registry's marketing and billing practices.
The family members walked in every so often to hand over a medical record, provide a swab sample for a DNA comparison or to deliver a grandson's photograph.
Participants were instructed to provide nose swab specimens for viral testing if they experienced signs and symptoms, including cough, sore throat, rhinorrhea, laryngitis, fever, myalgias, or headache.
Rectal swabs were optional and doctors were requested to provide vesicle swabs whenever possible.
Both families gamely agreed to provide bacterial swabs of their skin, guts and even their homes in the hope they might offer clues about why they suffer from allergies.
The Border Agency says only asylum-seekers who have already failed linguistic tests—another contested method of determining nationality will be asked to provide mouth swabs, hair and nail samples.
