Comparison of dry and moistened cough swabs with cough plate cultures in patients with positive sputum culture
| Dry swab | Moistened swab | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| − | + | Total | − | + | Total | |
| Cough plate − | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 75.0% | 25.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| Cough plate + | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 62.5% | 37.5% | 100.0% | 62.5% | 37.5% | 100.0% | |
| Total Count | 13 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 65.0% | 35.0% | 100.0% | 65.0% | 35.0% | 100.0% | |