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Comparative results of novel coronavirus detected in lab technician- and patient-collected naso- and oropharyngeal swabs
| Nasopharyngeal specimens | Lab technician-collected | Total | Oropharyngeal specimens | Lab technician-collected | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | + | - | + | ||||||
| Collected by the Patients | - | 26 | 10 | 36 | Patient collected | - | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| + | 2 | 12 | 14 | + | 5 | 13 | 18 | ||
| Total | 28 | 22 | 50 | Total | 30 | 20 | 50 | ||
| P-value=0.039 | P-value=0.77 | ||||||||
