Table 2.
Variation in geometric mean titre (GMT, copies per μL) for SARS coronavirus with day after onset of illness
Nasopharyngeal aspirates | Faeces | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of specimens | GMT | Number of specimens | GMT | |
Days after onset | ||||
0–2 | 8 | 7·7 | 0 | ·· |
3–5 | 10 | 9·7 | 4 | 76·0 |
6–8 | 10 | 15·3 | 4 | 3338·1 |
9–11 | 9 | 4·7 | 3 | 68389·1 |
12–14 | 5 | 179·4 | 5 | 89389·1 |
15–17 | 5 | 59·3 | 5 | 214·0 |
18–20 | 0 | ·· | 2 | 2271·5 |
21–23 | 0 | ·· | 5 | 133·0 |
>23 | 0 | ·· | 6 | 51·2 |
Total | 47 | 13·8 | 34 | 676·1 |