Table 3 Diphtheria toxoid recovery from investigated types of swabs (µg/ml)
From: The influence of a swab type on the results of point-of-care tests
| Experiment | Swab type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayon | Flocked nylon | Dacron | Polyurethane foam | |
| 1 | 59.022 | 1.859 | 46.416 | 1.316 |
| 2 | 57.066 | 1.642 | 46.198 | 1.207 |
| 3 | 56.196 | 1.642 | 46.198 | 1.424 |
| Mean ± SD | 57.428 ± 1.447 | 1.714 ± 0.125 | 46.271 ± 0.125 | 1.316 ± 0.154 |
