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. 2015 Dec 2;10(12):e0143644. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143644

Table 3. Number of low-risk HPV genotypes* detected by each sample collection method.

lr-HPV 6 11 40 42 43 44 54 61 64 70 78
FTA 3 1 1 11 7 6 3 4 1 5 0
S-DRY 7 2 2 16 4 13 11 8 0 7 0
Physician 3 2 1 11 10 6 5 7 0 6 1

Abbreviations: Dr-WET = physician-collected samples using specimen transport medium; s-DRY = self-collected samples using dry swab without transport medium; s-FTA = self-collected samples using a cytobrush applied to an FTA cartridge; lr-HPV = Low risk human papillomavirus.