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. 2020 Aug 1;202(3):458–460. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202004-1339LE

Table 1.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Condensate Collected from the ECMO Membrane Gas Outlet and in the Dialysis Effluent Fluid

  Lower Respiratory Tracts RT-PCR (CT) Plasma RT-PCR (CT) Dialysis RT-PCR (CT) ECMO Membrane Gas Outlet RT-PCR (CT)
Patient 1 32 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 2 13 29 Undetectable Undetectable
Patient 3 Positive* 33 Undetectable Undetectable
Patient 4 28 Undetectable Undetectable No ECMO
Patient 5 Positive* Undetectable Undetectable No ECMO
Patient 6 29 30 No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 7 35 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 8 21 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 9 24 28 No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 10 24 Undetectable Undetectable Undetectable
Patient 11 19 30 Undetectable Undetectable
Patient 12 26 30 Undetectable Undetectable
Patient 13 29 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 14 36 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 15 33 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 16 Positive* 50 No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 17 Positive* Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 18 18 29 No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 19 18 30 No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 20 27 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 21 15 28 No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 22 30 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 23 30 29 Undetectable Undetectable
Patient 24 29 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 25 23 29 No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 26 33 Undetectable No CRRT Undetectable
Patient 27 32 28 No CRRT Undetectable

Definition of abbreviations: CRRT = continuous renal replacement therapy; CT = cycle threshold; ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

*

Patient tested positive before being transferred in our center; no CT was provided.