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. 2020 Oct 7;8:555013. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.555013

Table 1.

PCR results of 33 known respiratory pathogen and family-wide PCR detection for 5 PUIs identified.

Specimen Type Known pathogen detected 3 CoV family-wide PCRs (Sequencing result) Pan-Influenza A PCR (Sequencing result)
PATIENT #1
Throat Swab Influenza A virus Negative Positive
(Influenza A virus)
Moraxella catarrhalis
Haemophilus influenzae
Suction Influenza A virus Negative Positive
(Influenza A virus)
Moraxella catarrhalis
Haemophilus influenzae
PATIENT #2
Nasopharyngeal and throat swabs Respiratory Syncytial Virus A/B Negative Negative
Staphylococcus aureus
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Sputum Respiratory Syncytial Virus A/B Influenza C virus Negative Negative
Staphylococcus aureus
Klebsiella pneumonia
Haemophilus influenzae
PATIENT #3
Nasopharyngeal and throat swabs Haemophilus influenzae Negative Negative
Sputum Haemophilus influenzae Negative Negative
PATIENT #4
Nasopharyngeal and throat swabs Coronavirus OC43 Positive—Protocol W Negative
Haemophilus influenzae Positive—Protocol Q
Positive—Protocol C
(Coronavirus OC43)
PATIENT #5
Nasopharyngeal and throat swabs Staphylococcus aureus Positive—Protocol Q Negative
Haemophilus influenzae Positive—Protocol C
(SARS-CoV-2)
Sputum Staphylococcus aureus Positive—Protocol Q Negative
Haemophilus influenzae Positive—Protocol C
(SARS-CoV-2)