TABLE 7.

MERS-CoV rRT-PCR assay results with 338 human specimens tested during retrospective and prospective MERS-CoV surveillance

Specimena	MERS-CoV confirmed cases				Other SARI cases
	Total no.	No. positive/no. tested			Total no.	No. positive/no. tested
		upE	N2	N3		upE	N2	N3
URT
NP/OP swab	0				290	0/290	0/290	0/290
Nasal swab/wash	0				2	0/2	0/2	0/2
LRT
Sputum	0				5	0/5	0/5	0/5
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid	1	1b/1	1b/1	1b/1	20	0/23	0/23	0/23
Tracheal aspirate	0				3	0/3	0/3	0/3
Lung tissue	0				4	0/4	0/4	0/4
Other
Serum	1	1c/1	1c/1	1c/1	3	0/3	0/3	0/3
Stool	0				7	0/7	0/7	0/7
Pleural fluid	0				1	0/1	0/1	0/1
Urine	0				1	0/1	0/1	0/1
Total	2	2/2	2/2	2/2	336	0/336	0/336	0/336

^aURT, upper respiratory tract; LRT, lower respiratory tract.

^bBronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimen: upE, C_T = 29.5; N2, C_T = 27.9; N3, C_T = 26.2.

^cSerum specimen: upE, C_T = 38.35; N2, C_T = 34.9; N3, C_T = 36.1.