As with the viral culture, your doctor swabs or scrapes a sample from one of your sores. A lab gets the sample and looks for genes from the herpes virus. PCR test results usually come back to you ...

Over the course of the study, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected on hands and surfaces, yet only one sample, a contact's hand swab, was positive for viral culture.

Throat swab culture is a laboratory test to isolate and identify organisms which may cause infections in the throat or tonsils. Sore throats are common, and most are courtesy of a virus. A sore throat ...

A doctor can order a throat swab culture to see if the infection is bacterial. This article reviews the primary differences between viral and bacterial tonsillitis, including symptoms, treatment ...

The swab and VTM industry experienced significant growth during the pandemic due to the high demand for testing supplies. Nasopharyngeal and orophar Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...