I actually did a swab of the nasal mucus that dripped in my throat/was stuck in my nasopharynx. So I guess you could still call it a nasal swab, but only the nasal mucus was collected in my throat. I did it via my ENT. She actually gave me a test kit to take home so I could do it myself when the mucus was real bad so I had enough to collect (it varies from time to time). The next day I delivered the collected mucus inside the container at the hospital lab. I hope you can get a swab also!