"The nasopharyngeal swab test is probably on the order of 90-95 per cent if you are shedding virus at that time.

Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) PhD student and Vanier scholar Natalie Kinloch recently led a study that was published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, showing that improper collection of ...

The PCR test, administered through a nasopharyngeal swab, is considered highly accurate, identifying positives nearly 100 per cent of the time. However, PCR requires the use of specialized devices ...

The test is called the Nasopharyngeal Swab, with “naso,” of course, being the technical term for “nose,” and “pharyngeal” being the technical term for “HEY, don’t touch my brain!” ...

As a result, both 'Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2 Assay' and 'Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay' proved the saliva and nasopharyngeal test's percentage agreement for detecting COVID-19 was over 98.8%.

The supply of swabs used to test for COVID-19 is 'critically limited,' according to the The B.C. Centre for Disease Control's website.

Saliva tests offer several advantages over the usual nasopharyngeal swab test, currently being used in Canada, Kindrachuk said. First, the sampling and testing equipment might be easier to get.

A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a “no-swab” saliva test is being trialled in southern England and could result in a simpler and quicker way to detect outbreaks of the virus, the ...

"The nasopharyngeal swab test is probably on the order of 90-95 per cent if you are shedding virus at that time. If you got exposed a week ago and you just developed symptoms, you might not be ...

A Vancouver Coastal Health nurse prepares to administer the Nasopharyngeal Swab test for COVID-19 to a patient at the North Vancouver testing site at 255 Lloyd Ave. photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore ...