How to Use the Swab Technique in Surface Monitoring
- 1). Remove the sterile swab from its packaging. Touch only the end cap section.
- 2). Moisten the swab with the transport medium. That is the liquid you will submerge the swab into after you have taken your sample.
- 3). Wipe the swab over the test surface in a circular motion. Rotate the swab as you go to make sure you have used the entire surface of the swab. Make several passes over the test area with the swab.
- 4). Place the swab into a container of transport solution, seal the container and shake it to release specimens into the container.
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