TABLE IV.
Ct Values From SARS‐CoV‐2 Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays in COVID‐19 Patients with Complete Recovery of Taste Function.
| Subject | Taste Status at Presentation | Recovery Time, d | Ct Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 17 | 31.08 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 29.60 |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | 35.94 |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 34.70 |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 24.75 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 20.52 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | 22.48 |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | 15.54 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 36.55 |
| 10 | 3 | 15 | 32.79 |
| 11 | 2 | 30 | 29.75 |
| 12 | 3 | 19 | 35.44 |
| 13 | 8 | 18 | 25.71 |
| 14 | 3 | 22 | 21.20 |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | 35.81 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 32.45 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | 31.84 |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 17.84 |
| 19 | 1 | 7 | 31.25 |
| 20 | 1 | 12 | 35.80 |
| 21 | 2 | 4 | 27.09 |
| 22 | 8 | 3 | 22.60 |
| 23 | 5 | 6 | 34.11 |
| 24 | 4 | 7 | 25.89 |
| 25 | 1 | 4 | 34.60 |
| 26 | 5 | 2 | 27.69 |
| 27 | 7 | 10 | 23.21 |
The recovery time was not correlated with the Ct value of nasopharyngeal and deep throat swab polymerase chain reaction (Pearson correlation coefficient: −0.015, P = .940).
Ct = cycle threshold; SARS‐CoV‐2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.