Swab products available in Korea and how to use them. (A) Commercial flocked swabs and universal transport media (UTM). eNAT and FLOQSwab (Copán, Brescia, Italy), UTM and FLOQSwab (Copán), UTM (Copán) and HydraFlocked (Diagnostic Hybrids, Athens, OH, USA), and REST UTM and NFS-Swab Applicator (Noble Bio, Hwaseong, Korea) (left to right). (B) Breaking swab shaft between lid and upper rim of UTM.

Abbreviation: UTM, universal transport medium.