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. 2020 Oct 29;133:104683. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104683

Table 2.

Ct values among E-negative, N2-positive SARS-CoV-2 positive patients with prior positive Xpert Xpress results.

Previous positive Ct values (E;N2) E-negative, N2-positive Ct values Time to E-negative, N2-positive result
#7 32.5, 34.2 0.0, 41.1 15 days
#15 26.7, 29.0; 31.4; 33.8 0.0, 39.0 71days
#28* 30.1, 33.5; Negative x3 0.0, 42.4 N/A
#33 30.4, 32.5 0.0, 41.9 29 days
#39** 25.8, 27.6 BUT then 31.3, 34.4 0.0, 44.7
*

Patient #28 Tested positive one month prior (outside facility), followed by 3 negative tests (each 1–2 weeks apart), then the E-negative, N2-positive result.

**

Patient #39 Tested positive (Ct: E = 25.8; N2 = 27.6), with E-negative, N2-positive four weeks later, with a subsequent positive result four weeks thereafter (31.3; 34.4).