1) Khupha ityhubhu yesampula kunye ne-swab.Phambi kokuba wenze isampuli, phawula ulwazi olufanelekileyo lwesampulu kwileyibhile yeityhubhu yogcino okanye uncamathisele ileyibhile yekhowudi yebha.
2) Thatha isampuli ye-swab kwaye uqokelele isampuli kunye ne-swab kwindawo ehambelanayo ngokwahlukileyoiimfuno zeesampuli.
3. A) Ukuqokelelwa komfanekiso womqala: Okokuqala, cinezela ulwimi nge-spatula yolwimi, emva koko wandise intloko ye-swab.emqaleni kwaye wosule iitoni zepharyngeal ezimbini kunye nodonga lwangasemva lwepharyngeal, kwaye ujikeleze ngobunono ukuyathatha isampuli epheleleyo.
3. B) Ukuqokelelwa komfuziselo wempumlo: Linganisa umgama ukusuka kwincam yempumlo ukuya kwinwebu yendlebe ngeswab kunyeyiphawule ngomnwe wakho.Faka i-swab kwindawo yempumlo kwicala lempumlo (ubuso).I-swab kufunekakwandiswe ubuncinane isiqingatha sobude ukusuka kwincam yendlebe ukuya kwincam yempumlo.Gcina i-swab empumlweni ye-15-30imizuzwana.Jikelezisa ngokukhawuleza i-swab 3-5 amaxesha kwaye uthathe i-swab.
4) Beka i-swab kwi-tube yokugcina ngokukhawuleza emva kokuqokelela isampuli, qhawula i-swab;dipha intloko yei-swab kwisisombululo sokugcina, lahla isibambo sesampuli kwaye uqinise i-cap.
5) Iisampulu ezisandula ukuqokelelwa kufuneka zihanjiswe kwilebhu kwiiyure ezingama-48.Ukuba isetyenziselwa i-nucleic yentsholongwaneukufumanisa i-asidi, i-nucleic acid kufuneka ikhutshwe kwaye ihlanjululwe ngokukhawuleza.Ukuba ukugcinwa kwexesha elide kuyadingeka,kufuneka igcinwe kwi -40 ~ -70 ℃ (ixesha lokugcina elizinzileyo kunye neemeko kufuneka ziqinisekiswe yilabhoratri nganye.ngokwenjongo yokugqibela yovavanyo).
I-6) Ukuze kuphuculwe izinga lokufumanisa kunye nokwandisa umthamo wentsholongwane weesampuli eziqokelelweyo, iisampuli ezivela kumqalakunye neempumlo zinokuqokelelwa ngaxeshanye kwaye zifakwe kwityhubhu enye yeesampuli zovavanyo.