Table 1.
Gene | Ct value of RT-PCR from nasopharyngeal swab | ||||||
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April 5 | April 10 | April 15 | April 16 | April 22 | April 23 | ||
Daughter | E | 27.97 | 28.16 | N/A | 28.48 | 27.00 | N/A |
RdRp | 29.92 | 29.78 | N/A | 30.22 | 28.83 | N/A | |
N | 30.11 | 30.15 | N/A | 30.33 | 29.93 | N/A | |
Mother | E | N/A | N | N | N | N | N |
RdRp | N/A | N | N | N | N | N | |
N | N/A | 39.78 | 38.67 | N | N | N |
RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; N, negative; N/A, not available (no test); RdRp: RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
Cycle threshold (Ct) refers to the number of cycles required for the fluorescent signal to cross the threshold in RT-PCR; a lower cycle threshold value indicates a higher viral load.