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Table 3 Distribution of RT-qPCR results on NPS and induced sputum samples

From: Comparable detection of nasopharyngeal swabs and induced sputum specimens for viral nucleic acid detection of suspected novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) patients in Fayoum governorate, Egypt

RT-qPCR results

Number

Percent (%)

NPS at day 3

 Negative

8

13.3

 Positive

52

86.7

Induced sputum samples at day 3

 Negative

12

20.0

 Positive

48

80.0

NPS at day 10

 Negative

46

76.7

 Positive

14

23.3

Induced sputum samples at day 10

 Negative

41

68.3

 Positive

19

31.7

  1. Total N = 60
  2. RT-qPCR real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, NPS nasopharyngeal swabs