What is a throat swab?
Jun 22, 2022
A throat swab is a swab that is used to take a small amount of secretions from the pharynx of the human body to detect whether the pharynx is diseased or occupied by viruses.
Why do a throat swab test?
Throat swabs can check the bacterial population of throat mucosa infections, and throat swabs can be used to determine which microorganisms are invaded by the human body.
Throat swab is a very commonly used clinical examination method. It is to take the secretions from the pharynx and send it to the laboratory for examination to determine whether the human body is infected with viruses, bacteria or fungi. And the classification of these bacterial groups, whether they are allergic to a certain drug or resistant to a certain drug, has a very important guiding role for clinical treatment.
