Table 2.

Data on follow-up RT-PCR assays for SARS-CoV-2; Continuous data are expressed as median values (interquartile range) and categorical data are presented as numbers (%).

	Asymptomatic group (n = 68)	Symptomatic group (n = 328)	p-Value
Interval between diagnosis and the first follow-up RT-PCR assay (days)	9.5 (7.0–14.0)	16.0 (13.0–19.0)	<0.001
Number of follow-up RT-PCR assays	3.0 (2.0–5.0)	2.0 (2.0–4.0)	0.055
Median interval between follow-up RT-PCR assays (days)	2.0 (1.0–4.0)	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	0.430
Time until negative conversion (days)	14.5 (11.0–21.0)	18.0 (15.0–22.0)	0.001
Rebound of Ct value	15 (22.1)	63 (19.2)	0.616

Ct, cycle threshold; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.