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. 2020 Aug 8;285:113947. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113947

Table 1.

Posterior estimates of the mean sampled volume for each swab.

Swab Swab Material Shaft Material Median (uL) Lower 95 % HPDI (uL) Upper 95 % HPDI (uL)
Puritan 5.5" Cotton Swab Cotton Aluminum 13.4 5.1 23
Hologic Aptima Multitest Synthetic
(Polyester)
Polystyrene 26 17.5 37
FLOQSwab Synthetic Polystyrene 25 20 31
PurFLock Ultra Synthetic Polystyrene 115 104 126
Puritan Standard Polyester Tip Synthetic
(Polyester)
Polystyrene 127 114 141
MedPro Cotton Tipped Cotton Wooden 218 202 233