Table 2.
Time to isolation for patients testing positive for influenza or RSV per test type
|
Time to isolation (hours) |
POC tested: number isolated by the specified time point (%) N=162 |
Laboratory tested: number isolated by the specified time point (%) N=90 |
P-value (Chi-squared test) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
0 |
30 (18.5) |
5 (5.6) |
0.004 |
|
≤1 h |
44 (27.2) |
16 (17.8) |
0.09 |
|
≤6 h |
102 (63.0) |
24 (26.7) |
<0.001 |
|
≤12 h |
130 (80.2) |
30 (33.3) |
<0.001 |
|
≤24 h |
148 (91.4) |
50 (55.5) |
<0.001 |
|
More than 24 h |
14 (8.6) |
40 (44.4) |
<0.001 |