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. 2020 Dec 5;17(23):9082. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17239082

Table 1.

Correlation between case investigation characteristics and results of the nasopharyngeal swab.

Positive Nasopharyngeal Swab p
Lasting more than 15 min Yes 7 (1.05%) 0.381
No 5 (1.47%)
Distance within 2 m Yes 9 (1.03%) 0.194
No 3 (2.31%)
Use of gloves Yes 3 (0.84%) 0.330
No 9 (1.38%)
Use of masks Yes 7 (0.92%) <0.01
No 5 (2.02%)
Use of eye protection Yes 1 (1.75%) 0.505
No 11 (1.16%)
Anosmia Yes 4 (100%) <0.01
No 8 (0.80%)
Asthenia Yes 6 (15.79%) <0.01
No 6 (0.62%)
Myalgia Yes 7 (26.93%) <0.01
No 5 (0.51%)
Headache Yes 5 (5.43%) <0.01
No 7 (0.77%)
Fever Yes 3 (11.11%) <0.01
No 9 (0.92%)
Cough Yes 6 (4.00%) <0.01
No 6 (0.70%)
Sore throat Yes 5 (27.62%) 0.048
No 7 (0.85%)
Other Symptoms Yes 11 (3.22%) <0.01
No 1 (0.15%)