TABLE 2.
Distribution of repeat tests per day after a first-day result of “not detected” or “indeterminate” or after a first-day result of “detected”
| First-day result | Day of testing | No. (%a
) of repeat-test results |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not detected | Indeterminate | Detected | Total | ||
| Not detected or indeterminate | 1 | 1,995 (97.4) | 54 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2,049 |
| 2 | 556 (80.1) | 39 (5.6) | 99 (14.3) | 694 | |
| 3–6 | 601 (87.0) | 7 (1.0) | 83 (2.0) | 691 | |
| 7–9 | 327 (89.6) | 6 (1.6) | 32 (8.8) | 365 | |
| 10–15 | 469 (87.0) | 6 (1.1) | 64 (11.9) | 539 | |
| >16 | 565 (86.3) | 6 (0.9) | 84 (12.8) | 655 | |
| Detected | 1 | 0 (0.0) | 46 (5.8) | 754 (94.2) | 800 |
| 2 | 5 (7.9) | 2 (3.2) | 56 (88.9) | 63 | |
| 3–6 | 7 (11.3) | 1 (1.6) | 54 (87.1) | 62 | |
| 7–9 | 12 (16.4) | 6 (8.2) | 55 (75.3) | 73 | |
| 10–16 | 43 (20.2) | 19 (8.9) | 151 (70.9) | 213 | |
| 16–20 | 74 (40.9) | 16 (8.8) | 91 (50.3) | 181 | |
| 21–30 | 225 (57.7) | 35 (9.0) | 130 (33.3) | 390 | |
| >30 | 148 (69.5) | 13 (6.1) | 52 (24.4) | 213 | |
a
Percentages are the proportion of each result relative to the total tests for that day.