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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory sites of COVID-19 cases.
| Groups | Sample types |
p values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throat swabs (n/N, %) | Nasal swabs(n/N, %) | Sputum (n/N, %) | Saliva (n/N, %) | ||
| Sputum | 8/23 (34.78) | 15/23 (65.22) | 22/23 (95.65) | NA | <0.001 |
| Saliva | 19/42 (45.24) | 32/42 (76.19) | NA | 37/42 (88.09) | <0.001 |
| Total | 27/65 (41.54) | 47/65 (72.31) | 22/23 (95.65) | 37/42 (88.09) | <0.001 |
Bold texts indicate P < 0.05.
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
