A few hours after the mother’s death, all the individuals were seen in our department and a throat swab was taken from each one.

All that appeared this time, however, was some sort of throat swab.

Usually, a throat swab is taken to the laboratory for testing.

Thus often a throat swab is done to rule out a bacterial cause.

We just have to do some more throat swabs.

They took nasal and throat swab samples from 50 of the ill.

I had a series of blood tests, they took some throat swabs and gave me a chest x-ray.

The vaccine was developed from a throat swab of an infected patient taken April 3.

This method gives a larger sample than a throat swab and may make the culture more reliable.

A special nasopharyngeal (not a regular throat swab) can be done by your doctor.

The doctor may take a throat swab in order to determine which bacteria caused the infection.

Throat swab was conducted, but he died on 10 August due to severe pneumonia.

He, too, was carrying a tray of throat swabs.

Many doctors still send out throat swabs for backup testing after an initially negative result.

Also, a urine specimen and/or throat swab may be requested for diagnosis.

A throat swab revealed she was also infected with the swine flu virus.

Clinical laboratories do not routinely culture throat swabs for other than S. pyogenes.

Mairead, her eyes small and suspicious, watched Claire peel open a throat swab.

She also needed urine containers and throat swabs.

If a patient refuses to have one of these samples taken, then a dry throat swab is a less preferable alternative.

Initially, his main duty was to culture throat swabs for the diphtheria bacillus.

Throat swab was taken on 7 August.

A throat swab determines if it is bacterial.

An example is the microbiological throat swab used in patients with a sore throat.

A medical professional can visibly examine the tonsils to see if a bacterial culture should be made from a throat swab.