WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A simple nasal swab might help doctors predict the severity of a person's COVID infection, a new study suggests. More than 70% of people with mild or ...

Detecting autoantibodies in nasal cavities with swabs could be key to determining how severe COVID symptoms will be. Why it matters: The findings from Emory University-led researchers run counter ...

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Hundreds of nasal swab samples were collected from patients at Yale-New Haven Hospital during that time, and the swabs showed people tested negative for standard signature viruses.

Nasopharyngeal (NP) swab: This technique uses a swab that goes through the nose and into the nasopharynx to collect mucus.

Nasal swabs are commonly taken from patients with suspected respiratory infections and are tested to detect specific signatures of 10 to 15 known viruses. Most tests come back negative.

This runs counter to blood tests, where more autoantibodies indicate a severe infection WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A simple nasal swab might help doctors predict the severity of a ...