Table 2.
The comparison for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR between nasopharyngeal and throat swab and saliva sample
| Saliva sample | Nasopharyngeal and throat swab |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | ||
| Negative | 179 | 3 | 182 |
| Positive | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Total | 181 | 19 | 200 |
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