Sentence examples for taking a swab from inspiring English sources
Taking a swab from the nearest tree would do almost as well.
The sore throat test and treat service, which was piloted with 35 patients treated at Boots pharmacies, involves taking a swab test with results provided in five minutes to see if a course of antibiotics is needed.
An anal Pap smear, which involves taking a swab of cell tissue from the rectum, is similar to the Pap tests that women receive to screen for precancerous cells in the cervix.
DNA was purified by taking a swab of bacteria from the agar plate and transferring it to 1 mL of saline.
Sensitivity to capture respiratory pathogens for a person taking their own swab was 71.4% (95% CI 32%111%%), and for a parent taking a swab of a child, was 90.9% (95% CI 73%109%%); sensitivity for influenza was 100% for someone taking their own self-swab, and 75.0% (95% CI 63%–112%) for a parent taking the swab.
They take a swab to detect nicotine.
A Navy trainer takes a swab from a dolphin's mouth.
In slow motion, James leans over the woman's body and takes a swab from her mouth.
Scientists cannot pluck a hair from this portrait-sitter's head or take a swab from the inside of his cheek.
Hayes takes a swab and quickly diagnoses a mild yeast infection — perhaps from scented tampons — while setting aside samples to test later for gonorrhea and chlamydia.
The Cheeky Cells exercise from Cell! Cell! Cell! asks students to take a swab from their cheeks, take a good long look and confirm that they are, indeed, big bundles of cells.
