TABLE 1.
SARS-CoV-2 test results
| Day –2 | Day 0 | Day +3 | Day +4 | Day +27 | Day +60 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Donor | Donor | Recipient | Recipient | Surgeon | Recipient | Recipient | Recipient | ||
| Specimen | NP swab | BALa,b | NP swab | BAL | NP swab | NP swab | NP swab | Tracheal aspirate | NP swab | NP swab |
| Result | Not detected | Positive Ct = 8.5/9.5 | Not detected | Positive Ct = 8.1/9.2 | Not detected | Positive Ct = 23.6 | Positive Ct = 35.7 | Positive Ct = 9.8/10.4 | Positive Ct = 13.6/13.9 | Positive Ct = 29.3 |
Abbreviations: BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; Ct, cycle threshold; NP, nasopharyngeal.
a
BAL obtained by procurement team and tested at transplant center after recipient tested positive.
b
Single Ct values are representative of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp and N genes, shared fluorophore one target (Alinity System); two Ct values are representative of SARS-CoV-2 two targets and ORF1ab genes, separate fluorophores (DiaSorin).