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. 2025 Nov 21;15:04288. doi: 10.7189/jogh.15.04288

Table 3.

Assessment of dry and wet nasal swabs

RT-PCR positive, n RT-PCR negative, n Total Metrics
Standard dry swab positive
19
0
19
PPV = 100%
Standard dry swab negative
2
329
331
NPV = 99.39%
Total
21
329
350


Sensitivity = 90.48%
Specificity = 100%

dOR = 3120.5
Standard wet swab positive
16
0
16
PPV = 100%
Standard wet swab negative
5
329
334
NPV = 98.43%
Total
21
329
350

Sensitivity = 76.19% Specificity = 100% dOR = 1049.6

dOR – diagnostic odds ratio, NPV – negative predictive value, PPV – positive predictive value