Medical Swab Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Global Industry Analysis: By Product Type (Alcohol Swab, Cotton Swab, Dry Swab, Gauze Swab, and Others), By Shaft (Aluminum Shaft, Polypropylene Shaft, and Others), By Test Type (Nucleic Acid Test, Urine Test, Saliva Test, and Others), By Application (Specimen Collection, Disinfection, and Others) By End User (Pharmaceutical, Microbiological Laboratories, Hospitals, Clinics) and Region Forecast 2019-2030

Medical Swab Market size was valued at US$ 2.88 billion in 2023 and is poised to grow at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2024 - 2030. A medical swab is a medical device used to collect samples from any biological source and allows for the transport and preservation of the sample. It is generally composed of an absorbent front typically made of cotton fiber or synthetic polymer wrapped around a stick. An ideal swab should absorb and release enough biological samples for examination. Commonly the variety available for swabs is cotton swabs, foam swabs, and non-woven swabs. Medical swabs are generally used for microbiological sample collection. The swab is rubbed on the microbial area and then on the culture media for the microbial transfer to the culture media. The market demand is always high as these serve the basic need for any medical sample collection; the covid 19 pandemic touched the sky as the collection of samples from suspected patients is done through medical swabs.

Moreover, the increased prevalence of infectious diseases, advancement of the health care facilities, and increase in governmental level effect to screen the contagious disease prevalence and spreading act as a significant driving factor for the swab market growth. After the 2019 pandemic, attention towards the research and development in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases increased many folds, which will elevate the market size in the forecast period. Along with the swab market, there is also a rise in the demand for medical wipes. Medical wipes are used to instantly disinfect a biological surface like a hand or face. People are nowadays more aware of infectious diseases and proper hygiene conditions, boosting the potential for the medical wipes market in the coming years. The market analysis shows an augmented prevalence of infection in the nasal and nasopharyngeal area will thrust the demand for nasopharyngeal swabs in the coming years, which will drive the nasopharyngeal swabs market to grow in the prediction period. As the demand for swabs is growing, there will be a preference for a swab collection kit, which comes with other materials and instruments needed for the proper collection of swabs in a single box. Thus, the swab collection kit market is also expected to grow shortly. Other than the infection in the throat area, infection in wounds, genitals, and skin will also have a significant contribution to the growth of the market.  

Key Developments

• In March 2021, DOD honors a $146.77 million contract to Puritan Medical Products to upsurge the domestic production capacity of foam tip swabs.
• In August 2021, Safeguard DNA Diagnostics Inc. (SDDI) launches dry collection swabs for collecting the nasopharyngeal sample.
• In 2018, Betz & Betz LLC launched a new line of healthcare wipes under the brand Cleanbuds. These are designed to remove dirt and infection-causing organisms from the commonly touched surface.