although it must be noted that extraction efficiency of saliva was not tested with this swab (see Discussion), and the Puritan Minipopule ranked lowest in this category (7.08). The CEPSwab was the highest-ranked swab for elution of dried blood (1.00), and
the Copan 4n6 swab ranked highest for elution of dried saliva
(1.97). The Minipopule ranked lowest for dried blood (7.15),
and the MWE polyester swab ranked lowest for dried saliva
(8.2).