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MJ Biotech Offers Covid-19 FDA Approved Nasopharyngeal Specimen Collection Swabs RT-PCR COVID Test Kit

CHEYENNE, WY / ACCESSWIRE / February 24, 2021 / MJ Biotech, Inc. (OTC PINK:MJTV), is pleased to report that Sterile and individually wrapped FDA approved nasopharyngeal (nasal) specimen collection ...
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Saliva can be more effective than nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing

Philadelphia, June 10, 2021 - The collection of nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) samples for COVID-19 diagnostic testing poses challenges including exposure risk to healthcare workers and supply chain ...
Business Wire

University Medical Devices Launches First-of-its-Kind Nasal Lavage Specimen Collection Device to Provide Healthcare Organizations With Faster, Higher-Sensitivity Samples

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University Medical Devices (UMD), a cutting-edge healthcare technology developer, today announced the launch of its first specimen collection method, MicroWash. Developed ...
News Medical

Saliva samples may be reliable alternative to nasal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 testing

The gold standard for the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is currently based on detection using quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction ...
UUHC Health Feed

ARUP/U of U Health Study Finds Self-Collected Saliva and Deep Nasal Swabs Are Equally Effective for the Diagnosis of COVID-19

The collection process for saliva and anterior nasal specimens is less invasive than the deep nasal, or nasopharyngeal, swab. In addition, both specimen types can be self-collected, reducing the risk ...
Pharmabiz

US FDA approves MJ Biotech’s nasopharyngeal specimen collection swabs RT-PCR test kit

MJ Biotech announced that Sterile and individually wrapped US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nasopharyngeal (nasal) specimen collection swabs for the RT-PCR Covid test was added to the ...
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Harvard University licenses its nasal swab collection technology, developed at the Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School, to Mass. startup Rhinostics

The combined technologies could reduce labor and time required for COVID-19 diagnostic testing 10-fold, and facilitate future diagnostic testing of other respiratory diseases. BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)- ...
Medical Xpress

Saliva can be more effective than nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing

The collection of nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) samples for COVID-19 diagnostic testing poses challenges including exposure risk to healthcare workers and supply chain constraints. Saliva samples are ...
Science Daily

Saliva can be more effective than nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing, researchers find

The addition of a simple processing step to saliva samples before testing may improve COVID-19 detection rate, eliminate the challenges of nasopharyngeal testing, and facilitate mass surveillance, ...