Table 1. Distribution of MERS-CoV rRT-PCR results by specimen type.
| Type of specimen | MERS-CoV rRT-PCR assay results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Inconclusive | Negative | Total | ||
| Equivocal | Indeterminate | ||||
| URT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 825 | 829 |
| NPS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 728 | 732 |
| OPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| NP/OP swab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| LRT | 142 | 14 | 19 | 4,261 | 4,436 |
| Sputum | 112 | 11 | 18 | 4,150 | 4,291 |
| Tracheal aspirate | 30 | 3 | 1 | 111 | 145 |
| Others | 7 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 65 |
| Whole blood | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 43 |
| Urine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 150 | 17 | 25 | 5,138 | 5,330 |
Abbreviations: MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; rRT, real-time reverse transcription; LRT, lower respiratory tract; NPS, nasopharyngeal swab; NP/OP, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal; OPS, oropharyngeal swab; URT, upper respiratory tract.