Innovative design of 3D-printed nasopharyngeal pediatric swab for COVID-19 detection

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - 2021
Ameerah Alazemi1, Ghadeer AbdulHussain2, Abdullah Alawwam3, Ali Al-Shatti4, Mohammad Alghounaim5, Sulaiman Almazeedi6, Sarah Al Youha6, Salman Al-Sabah6
1Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
2Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
3Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
4Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), Salmiya, Kuwait
5Department of Pediatrics, Amiri Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait
6Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Abstract3-dimensional (3D) printing technology provides a solution to meet the high demand for producing adult nasal swabs. A smaller, more flexible nasopharyngeal swab needs to be developed for children and infants suspected of having coronavirus. The information shared here presents a novel 3D-printed pediatric swab for the purpose of collecting upper respiratory clinical specimens.

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