Table 2.

Upper respiratory tract specimen samples acceptable for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention²⁷

Upper respiratory tract specimen samples acceptable for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing
Collector	Type of specimen collection
Health care provider	Nasopharyngeal swab Oropharyngeal swab Nasal midturbinate swab Anterior nares swab Nasopharyngeal wash or aspirate Nasal wash or aspirate
Patient (supervised)	Nasal midturbinate swab Anterior nares swab
Patient (unsupervised)	Anterior nares swab

Abbreviation used: SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.