Dry Swab-Based Nucleic Acid Extraction vs. Spin Column-Based Nucleic Acid Extraction for COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing: A Comparative Study

Table 1

Comparison of RT-PCR results between the two methods of extraction (N = 56).

Results	Spin column extraction	Dry swab extraction
Positive	27	22
Negative	29	34
Total	56	56