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Originally Posted by davidr3
They swab the inside of your cheek and back of your mouth. Nothing goes up your nose lol.
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Dr. Jeff Salvon-Harman works with Presbyterian. He walked us through the process of being tested. To avoid contamination, he said swabs do not enter through the mouth.
'We don't want to see false negative results because we haven't collected a specimen appropriately,' he said.
That is why they do a nasopharyngeal swab instead.
The swab goes in through your nose first, then it is pushed to the back of your throat. The swab is then rotated to collect any viral specimens that are usually found in that section.