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. 2021 Mar 19;59(4):e02427-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02427-20

TABLE 2.

Acceptability of sample types as rated on a 5-point Likert scalea

Sample Mean acceptability Acceptability difference 95% CI of difference Tukey P value for difference
Mouth rinse/gargle 4.95 vs saliva 0.50 0.0074–0.99 0.046
vs NPFS 1.78 1.28–2.27 <0.001
Saliva 4.45 vs NPFS 1.28 0.78–1.77 <0.001
NPFS 3.17
a

On the Likert scale, 1 = lowest acceptability and 5 = highest acceptability. NPFS, nasopharyngeal flocked swab.