Stories & Trends in Respiratory Nasal Sampling

Dr. Nguyen, the lead designer and developer of MicroWash, recently received the esteemed FIPICA distinction. This award recognizes faculty who have successfully nurtured significant intellectual property from concept to licensing.

In an article for MedCity News, Dr. Wadman sheds light on the “why” behind post-pandemic URI testing avoidance. As nasal swabs continue to deter patients due to discomfort, injury risks and other complications, explore how evolved nasal lavage methods like MicroWash could be a key solution for boosting testing volumes.

Nasal swab specimen collection remains the default for URI testing — but its safety, sensitivity and scalability often fall short. Explore key risks for patients, providers and labs, and see why evolved nasal lavage solutions are a more reliable collection method for today’s testing demands.

Dr. Wadman recently authored an article for Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare highlighting the need to adapt specimen collection for modern URI testing. He explores how evolved nasal lavage provides safer and more comfortable sampling with higher sensitivity, addressing nasal swab limitations while enhancing outbreak readiness.

With MicroWash now commercially available for U.S. healthcare providers, Silicon Prairie News featured two of the biggest innovators behind it. Dr. Wadman and Dr. Nguyen shared how their experience on the COVID-19 frontlines led to a more scalable, safe and sensitive nasal sampling approach compared to the swab.

Nasal swabs were the go-to sampling method during COVID-19 — but at what cost? Broken-off swabs, inconsistent specimen quality and human error took a toll on automation. Take a closer look at what’s really slowing labs down, and how evolved nasal lavage solutions can seamlessly help you achieve higher throughput.

Antigen tests helped carry us through the pandemic, but they’re no longer the gold standard in URI diagnostics — especially among high-risk populations. Dive into key differences of PCR versus antigen testing and see why PCR paired with MicroWash is a reliable, comfortable solution for yielding more reliable diagnoses, sooner.

In a recent article, Dr. Lorenzo and Dr. Wadman share insights on why highly sensitive nasal lavage could soon replace nasal swabs as the frontline sampling solution in clinical settings.

The height of the COVID-19 crisis may be behind us, but URIs aren’t going anywhere. Discover how pandemic learnings and up-and-coming specimen collection solutions have given us an opportunity to reimagine effective URI pathogen identification, both now and in the future.

Lessons learned since the pandemic have paved the way for a sampling solution that surpasses the nasal swab on virtually all levels, including comfort, sensitivity, safety and shelf-life. Meet MicroWash and discover why it's time to swap the swab for this evolved nasal lavage specimen collection device.