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Table S1.

Comparison of nasopharyngeal and conjunctival swab samples for SARS-

CoV-2 detection.
Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 McNemar-Bowker
No. detection test
+ (%) ± (%) – (%) 2
χ value P value
Conjunctival SARS-CoV-2
85.571 <0.001***
detection
+ (%) 3 3 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
± (%) 4 3 (2.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8)
– (%) 114 79 (65.3) 6 (5.0) 29 (24.0)

SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; +, positive(Cycle

threshold [Ct] values <37); ±, suspicious (Ct values 37-40); –, negative (No Ct value

or Ct values =40); ***, P value <0.001

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