Table 9. Descriptive table of admission day PCR values by lesion severity score.
| Total Lesion Severity Score | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCR (Log10 genomes/ml) | <25 | 25–99 | 100–499 | > = 500 | Adj. p value | ||||
| (N = 20) | (N = 58) | (N = 91) | (N = 47) | ||||||
| n | Mean (SE) | n | Mean (SE) | n | Mean (SE) | n | Mean (SE) | ||
| PCR Blood | 19 | 2.9 (0.40) | 56 | 2.7 (0.27) | 90 | 3.7 (0.19) | 45 | 4.4 (0.31) | < .0001 |
| PCR Throat | 6 | 4.3 (0.91) | 21 | 5.8 (0.55) | 47 | 6.5 (0.29) | 24 | 7.4 (0.34) | < .0001 |
| PCR Scab | 1 | 6.6 (.) | 2 | 6.2 (2.67) | 12 | 7.7 (0.72) | 8 | 8.6 (0.31) | 0.0123 |
Log10 PCR values were compared using separate generalized estimating equations (GEE) with cumulative logit models, day after rash onset was adjusted as covariate. Adjusted p values were calculated using stepdown Bonferroni correction if needed. Total lesion severity score equals total number of lesions present on admission day.