1) Khipha ishubhu lesampula kanye ne-swab.Ngaphambi kokuthatha isampula, maka ulwazi lwesampula olufanele kulebula yeishubhu yokulondoloza noma unamathisele ilebula yekhodi yebha.
2) Khipha isampula ye-swab bese uqoqa isampula nge-swab engxenyeni ehambisanayo ngokwehlukanaizimfuneko zamasampula.
3. A) Ukuqoqwa kwesifanekiso somphimbo: Okokuqala, cindezela ulimi nge-spatula solimi, bese welula ikhanda le-swabemphinjeni bese wesula amathoni epharyngeal amabili kanye nodonga lwangemuva lwepharyngeal, bese uphendukisa kancane ukuzethatha isampula ephelele.
3. B) Iqoqo lesampula lekhala: Kala ibanga ukusuka ekugcineni kwekhala ukuya endlebeni ngoswazi futhiphawula ngomunwe wakho.Faka i-swab emgodini wamakhala ohlangothini lwekhala (ubuso).I-swab kufaneleinwetshwe okungenani uhhafu wobude ukusuka endlebeni kuya ekugcineni kwekhala.Gcina i-swab ekhaleni i-15-30imizuzwana.Phendukisa kancane i-swab izikhathi ezingu-3-5 bese ukhipha i-swab.
4) Beka i-swab ku-tube yokugcina ngokushesha ngemva kokuqoqa isampula, nqamula i-swab;cwilisa ikhanda lei-swab kusixazululo sokulondoloza, lahla isibambo sesampula bese uqinisa ikepisi.
5) Amasampula asanda kuqoqwa kufanele ahanjiswe elabhorethri kungakapheli amahora angama-48.Uma isetshenziselwa i-nucleic yegciwaneukutholwa kwe-asidi, i-nucleic acid kufanele ikhishwe futhi ihlanzwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.Uma kudingeka ukugcinwa isikhathi eside,kufanele igcinwe ku -40~-70 ℃ (isikhathi sokugcina esizinzile nezimo kufanele kuqinisekiswe ilabhorethri ngayinye.ngokwenhloso yokugcina yokuhlola).
6) Ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinga lokutholwa futhi kwandiswe inani legciwane egazini lamasampula aqoqiwe, amasampula avela emphinjenifuthi ikhala lingaqoqwa kanye kanye futhi lifakwe eshubhuni elilodwa lesampula ukuze lihlolwe.