The types of swabs are:
1. Swabs with polyester fiber, polyester or rayon heads and plastic or aluminum handles: suitable for virological examination specimens collection. It is not advisable to use swabs with wooden handles when collecting virology test specimens.
2. Cotton swabs: suitable for collecting cervical and urethral specimens for mycoplasma testing, but not suitable for collecting bacterial and chlamydia testing specimens.
3. Polyester swabs and nylon swabs: suitable for sampling virus and bacterial specimens.
4. Flocked swabs: Made of nylon fiber with proprietary spray technology, they are suitable for sampling respiratory viruses and fungal culture specimens.
5. Calcium alginate swab: suitable for collecting nasopharyngeal swabs of chlamydia and Bordetella pertussis. However, it is not suitable for sampling lipid-enveloped viruses and cell culture, and it is not suitable for sampling Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Ureaplasma urealyticum.
6. Nasopharyngeal swab: Use the swab to measure the distance from the nostril to the base of the ear and mark it with your finger. Put the swab into the virus transport medium, break the swab rod and place it completely in the tube. .