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. 2020 Oct 30;15(10):e0241258. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241258

Table 2. Virus clearance and swab results with demographic data of the patients.

Variables Symptomatic P-value
Yes No
59 (45.7%) 69 (54.3%)
Gender
 Male 27 (45.8%) 33 (47.8%) 0.724
 Female 32 (54.2%) 36 (52.1%)
Age (x¯±SD)–years 37.20±13.25 41.05±17.59 0.159
Cause of Quarantine
History of Travel 22 (37.3%) 44 (62.9%) 0.005
History of Contact with lab Confirmed case 37 (62.7%) 25 (36.23%)
Duration in quarantine (x¯±SD) 16.8± 9.2 12.7± 6.2 .01
Median time to virus clearance (95% CI) 17 (12.4–21.6) 11(8.7–13.3) .001
False negative results 11/59 (18.64%) 14/69 (20.3%) .497
False positive results 5/59 (8.5%) 4/69(5.8%) .566

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, and number (%).