Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and microbiology testing by SARS-CoV-2 and testing status
| Characteristic | Untested for SARS-CoV-2 (n = 449,339) |
Tested for SARS-CoV-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARS-CoV-2 negative (n = 124,618) |
SARS-CoV-2 positive (n = 17,003) |
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| Demographics | |||
| Male sex, n (%) | 199,732 (44.5%) | 57,924 (46.5%) | 9026 (53.1%) |
| Age, mean (SD) years | 48.7 (27.3) | 58.5 (20.9) | 61.7 (18.0) |
| Specimens collected for non-SARS-CoV-2 pathogensa n (%) | |||
| Yes | 188,057 (41.9%) | 114,550 (91.9%) | 16,637 (97.8%) |
| No | 261,282 (58.1%) | 10,068 (8.1%) | 366 (2.1%) |
| Specimens positive for non-SARS-CoV-2 pathogensa | |||
| Any pathogen, n (% of patients with specimens collected) | 52,418 (27.9%) | 24,442 (21.3%) | 3473 (20.9%) |
| Multiple pathogens, n (% of specimens with any pathogen) | 17,871 (34.1%) | 9101 (37.2%) | 1192 (34.3%) |
aDefined as any bacteria, fungus, or virus other than SARS-CoV-2