In clinical diagnostics, the quality of a result often starts at specimen collection. Peer-reviewed studies show how flocked swab design can support higher cellular yield, stronger microorganism recovery, clearer Gram-stain smears, and robust performance across selected culture and molecular workflows.
June 22, 2026
Learn how Liquid Based Microbiology helps standardize specimen collection, improve recovery, preserve viability, support multiple assays, and prepare laboratories for automation.
June 16, 2026
Recent Study Finds Nasopharyngeal (NP) Swabs Remain the Gold Standard for Diagnosis of COVID-19
April 28, 2021
New Study Shows the Impacts of the Variability in Instructions for Performance of Nasopharyngeal Swabs in the Era of COVID-19
February 11, 2021
Best Practices for Sample Collection for Respiratory Specimens, Including Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
February 10, 2020
CDC Recommends Nasopharyngeal Swabs AND Oropharyngeal Swabs as Suitable for Upper Respiratory Tract Specimens for Investigations of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
January 31, 2020
Unique Anatomically Designed Flocked Swab Yields Superior Flu Diagnostics and Minimal Patient Discomfort
December 20, 2017