TABLE 2.
Test results and timeliness of care among intervention groups
| Variable | Results for: |
|
|---|---|---|
| Standard PCR (n = 953) | Rapid PCR (n = 1,209) | |
| Positive test result to at least one virus, n (%) | 210 (22.0) | 440 (36.4) |
| Virus detected, n (%) | ||
| Influenza A/B | 24 (1.3) | 405 (17.7) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 38 (2.0) | 36 (1.6) |
| Rhinovirus | 70 (7.4) | |
| Coronavirus | 36 (3.8) | |
| Human metapneumovirus | 26 (2.7) | |
| Parainfluenza virus | 22 (2.3) | |
| Adenovirus/enterovirus/bocavirusa | 7 (0.4) | |
| Test TAT (h), median (IQR)b | ||
| Hospital A | 29.8 (25.2–40.6) | 1.7 (1.4–2.4) |
| Hospital B | 23.9 (17.4–28.5) | 2.6 (1.9–3.9) |
| Hospital C | 29.2 (24.7–41.4) | 3.7 (2.9–5.8) |
| Overall | 27.4 (23.0–36.8) | 2.3 (1.6–3.7) |
| Time to sample (h) received at the lab from admission, median (IQR) | 5.7 (3.2–17.4) | 3.9 (2.1–7.3) |
| Time to test result from admission, median (IQR) | 40.3 (28.3–52.6) | 7.5 (4.5–16.7) |
| Discharged before a test result became available, n (%) | 180 (18.9) | 27 (2.2) |
a
Adenovirus = 3, bocavirus = 3, and enterovirus = 1.
b
TAT, turnaround time; IQR, interquartile range.