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. 2021 Mar 3;11(3):427. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11030427

Table 1.

Duration of virus detection since symptom onset.

Median Duration of Virus Detection (Days Post Symptom Onset)
All Patients ICU No ICU p-Value
Duration of detection (days) n = 110 n = 71 n = 39
Minimum URT 12 13 8 <0.001
Maximum URT 17 19 13 <0.001
n = 45 n = 40 n = 5
Minimum LRT 16 17 10 0.02
Maximum LRT 24 25 21 0.09
Duration of detection Ct <33 (days) n = 74 n = 42 n = 32
Minimum URT 8.5 11 5 <0.001
Maximum URT 14 16.5 12 0.002
n = 49 n = 45 n = 4
Minimum LRT 14 15 9.5 0.10
Maximum LRT 20 20 11 0.006

URT: Upper respiratory tract; LRT: Lower respiratory tract; ICU: Intensive care unit.