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. 2020 Jul 23;60(10):2441–2447. doi: 10.1111/trf.15973

TABLE 5.

Validation of the multiple‐swab method in tubes containing 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 swabs

Multiple‐swab number ORF region E‐gene
Individual‐swab NAT Multiple‐swab NAT Individual‐swab NAT Multiple‐swab NAT
10 32.49 33.74 31.84 33.22
20 32.65 32.93 32.11 32.59
30 33.72 33.21 33.40 33.01
40 33.00 32.94 32.65 32.63
50 33.83 32.60 33.35 32.16

Abbreviation: NAT, nucleic acid testing.