Table 2 Average amount of DNA (ng/ml) extracted using four types of swabs combined with various washing out buffers
From: The influence of a swab type on the results of point-of-care tests
Type of swab | Washing out buffer | Mean ± SD | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water | TE | PBS | Saline | AL buffer | ATL buffer | 0.5% Tween 20 | Lysis buffer | Nucleic lysis solution | ||
Rayon | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 ± 0.702 |
Flocked nylon | 5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 6.3 ± 1.095 |
Polyurethane foam | 3.8 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 ± 0.968 |
Dacron | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 ± 0.679 |