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Table 5 Viral load classification of NPS and induced sputum samples at day3 and day10

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

 

Number

Percent (%)

Viral load of NPS at day 3

 High viremia

25

41.7

 Moderate viremia

27

45.0

 Low viremia

8

13.3

Viral load of induced sputum samples at day3

 High viremia

23

38.3

 Moderate viremia

24

40.0

 Low viremia

13

21.7

Viral load of NPS at day 10

 High viremia

6

10.0

 Moderate viremia

8

13.3

 Low viremia

46

76.7

Viral load of induced sputum samples at day10

 High viremia

9

15.0

 Moderate viremia

10

16.7

 Low viremia

41

68.3

  1. NPS nasopharyngeal swabs