Research Articles
Maximizing Nasal Swab Cell Count: Advanced Techniques for Enhanced Diagnostic Yield and Research Applications
This article provides a comprehensive guide for researchers and drug development professionals on optimizing cell count from nasal swab samples.
Optimizing Anterior Nasal Swab Viral Recovery: A Scientific Guide for Researchers and Drug Developers
This article provides a comprehensive, evidence-based resource for researchers and drug development professionals addressing the challenge of low viral recovery from anterior nasal swabs.
Optimizing Anterior Nasal Self-Collection: A Scientific Review for Improving Diagnostic Accuracy in Respiratory Pathogen Testing
This article provides a comprehensive scientific and methodological resource for researchers and biomedical professionals on optimizing anterior nasal self-collection for respiratory pathogen diagnostics.
Optimizing Patient Comfort in Nasopharyngeal Swabbing: A Research and Development Perspective
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of strategies to reduce patient discomfort during nasopharyngeal swabbing, a critical yet often distressing diagnostic procedure.
Nasal Mid-Turbinate Swab Collection: Technical Standards, Performance Validation, and Clinical Applications in Respiratory Virus Detection
This comprehensive review synthesizes current evidence and technical standards for nasal mid-turbinate (NMT) swab collection for respiratory virus detection, with specific relevance to research and drug development applications.
Flocked Swabs vs. Foam Swabs: A Scientific Guide to Optimal Specimen Collection for Researchers
This article provides a comprehensive, evidence-based analysis for researchers and drug development professionals on selecting between flocked and foam swabs for specimen collection.
Improving Respiratory Pathogen Detection: The Evidence for Combined Nasal and Oropharyngeal Swabs
This article synthesizes current evidence on the use of combined nasal and oropharyngeal (ON) swabs for detecting respiratory pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2 and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Optimizing RNA Extraction from Swab Samples: A Comprehensive Guide for Robust Molecular Analysis
This article provides a systematic guide for researchers and drug development professionals on optimizing RNA extraction from various swab types, a critical pre-analytical step for reliable molecular diagnostics and research.
Nasal vs. Nasopharyngeal Specimen Processing: A Comprehensive Guide for Diagnostic and Research Applications
This article provides a systematic comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal specimen processing methods, tailored for researchers, scientists, and drug development professionals.
Optimizing Nasal Swab Integrity: A Comprehensive Guide to Storage, Transport, and Stability for Diagnostic and Research Applications
This article provides a systematic review of evidence-based protocols for the storage and transport of nasal swab specimens to ensure analytical integrity in respiratory virus diagnostics and research.