COVID 19 Diagnostics: Performing a Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swab

Read the full COVID19 Learning Card here: In this video, AMBOSS presents care providers with an overview of sampling both the nasopharynx and oropharynx in suspected COVID19 cases, an acute respiratory illness associated with infection by the SARSCoV2 virus. While a nasopharyngeal swab is the preferred testing method of the WHO and CDC, an oropharyngeal swab can also be conducted if necessary. When performing either type of swab, special care should be taken to reduce t