Table 3.
Overview of data extracted from studies included in the review with ≤ 10 patients tested for faecal virus [7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29]
| Reference | Patients with positive faecal RT‐PCR | Timing of positive faecal RT‐PCR (from symptom onset unless stated otherwise) | Number of patients with positive faecal RT‐PCR and negative NP RT‐PCR | Duration of persistent positive faecal RT‐PCR after negative NP RT‐PCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai et al. [7] | 6 tested, 5 positives (83.3%) |
First test at 3–13 days Second test at 18–30 days Positive in all patients on both tests |
5 out of 5 (100%) | Ranged from 11 to 18 days |
| Chan et al. [8] | 4 tested, 0 positive | NA | NA | NA |
| Chen et al. [9] | 1 tested, 0 positive | NA | NA | NA |
| Chen et al. [10] | 1 tested, 1 positive (100%) | Day 11 | 1 out of 1 (100%) | 1 day |
| Holshue et al. [13] | 1 tested, 1 positive (100%) | Day 7 | Not available | Not available |
| Kim et al. [14] | 2 tested, 2 positives (100%) | Ranged from day 8 to 17 | 0 out of 2 | NA |
| Kujawski et al. [15] | 10 tested, 7 positives (70%) | Ranged from day 6 to 18 | 2 out of 7 (28.6%) | Ranged from 4 to 6 days |
| Lescure et al. [16] | 5 tested, 2 positives (40%) | Ranged from day 2 to 13 | 1 out of 2 (50%) | 3 days |
| Lo et al. [18] | 10 tested, 10 positives (100%) | Ranged from day 2 to 19 | 4 out of 10 (40%) | Ranged from 2 to 10 days |
| Nicastri et al. [19] | 1 tested, 1 positive (100%) | Day 3 after admission | 0 out of 1 | NA |
| Peng et al. [21] | 9 tested, 2 positives (22.2%) |
Patient 1: day 3 Patient 2: unknown |
Not available | Not available |
| Song et al. [22] | 1 tested, 0 positive | NA | NA | NA |
| Tan et al. [23] | 1 tested, 1 positive (100%) | Up to day 23 | 1 out of 1 (100%) | 7 days |
| Tang et al. [24] | 1 tested, 1 positive (100%) | Ranged from day 17 to 25 after exposure | 1 out of 1 (100%) | 10 days |
| Xing et al. [28] | 3 tested, 3 positives (100%) |
Patient 1 and 2: day 4 Patient 3: day 9 (after discharge) |
3 out of 3 (100%) | 8 and 20 days |
| Xu et al. [29] | 10 tested, 8 positives (80%) | Ranged from day 1 to 3 | 8 out of 8 (100%) | Ranged from 3 to 21 days |
NA, not applicable; NP, nasopharyngeal; RT‐PCR, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.