Table 1.
Studies reporting quantitative concentrations of RNA in faecal samples extracted for further analysis.
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Number of patients (n) | Adults/children | Country | Reported metric | Concentrations of positive results. Median (range) | Method of data extraction from original publication |
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| Xu et al., 2020 | 10 | Children (2 months–15 years) | China | Ct per swab | 5.02 (2.4–7.5) | Estimated from reported Cts on days from admission to hospital |
| Han et al., 2020 | 12 | Children (27 days–16 years) | Korea | Log10 viral RNA load per ml | 7.63 (<4.10–10.27) | Digitised from Figure B in reference |
| Lui et al., 2020 | 11 | Adults | Hong Kong | Log10 virus copies per ml | 3.90 (2.99, 6.44) | Concentrations reported in supplementary material |
| Wölfel et al., 2020 | 9 | Adults | Germany | Log10 copies per swab | 4.27 (2.28, 7.51) | Digitised from Figure 1c in reference |
| Zheng et al., 2020 | 55 | Adults | China | Log10 virus copies/ml | 4.46 (1.99–8.13) | Digitised from Figure 2 in reference |