THE widespread use by the armed forces in recent years of the rectal-swab technic for obtaining material for stool culture, described by Hardy, Watt and DeCapito, 1 has emphasized the value of this ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, a team of researchers evaluated the performance of monkeypox virus (MPXV)-infected patients' self-collected versus physician-collected clinical samples ...

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers evaluated the accuracy of patient-collected samples in diagnosing monkeypox virus infections. The 2022 monkeypox ...

More than a million Beijing residents undergoing coronavirus testing amid a fresh outbreak have been administered anal swabs, which are considered more accurate and raise the chances of detecting ...

Young Girl Sitting On Bed At Home Feeling Nauseous A team of investigators assessed the presence of enteropathogens in children with isolated vomiting. Rectal swabs and stool samples identified an ...

A research titled ‘Rectal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis’ published in April 2020 on the BMJ journal, suggests that while a mouth or nose swab test can produce negative results, a rectal swab on the ...

Japan is the latest country to speak out against China's use of anal coronavirus tests on foreigners entering the country. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a press conference Monday the ...