Re: Lateral flow cassette
Posted: June 30th, 2022, 8:21 pm
by 88V8
Someone posted that lfts may not be picking up infections because the current variants live more in the throat and less in the nose.
Presumably one could supplement the nose swab with a throat swab, without upsetting the test?
Not using the same cotton bud of course.
V8
Re: Lateral flow cassette
Posted: June 30th, 2022, 9:40 pm
by redsturgeon
88V8 wrote:Someone posted that lfts may not be picking up infections because the current variants live more in the throat and less in the nose.
Presumably one could supplement the nose swab with a throat swab, without upsetting the test?
Not using the same cotton bud of course.
V8
Some tests indeed have you do both throat and nose with the same swab. They suggest throat first.
John
Re: Lateral flow cassette
Posted: July 1st, 2022, 12:25 pm
by 88V8
redsturgeon wrote:88V8 wrote:Someone posted that lfts may not be picking up infections because the current variants live more in the throat and less in the nose.
Presumably one could supplement the nose swab with a throat swab, without upsetting the test?
Not using the same cotton bud of course.
Some tests indeed have you do both throat and nose with the same swab. They suggest throat first.
It worked.
Throat then nose.
Emphatic red line.
For the first time, I have the bug.
Thought I'd missed out on all the fun.
Day 5, I think.
Had worse colds.
Thanks goodness for the jabs.
V8