Table 2.

Cycle threshold (Ct) values of positive specimens obtained by Cepheid® Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay and Cobas® Liat® SARS-CoV-2 & influenza A/B assay

Specimen	Specimen type	Cepheid® Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay		Cobas® Liat® SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B assay
		E gene	N2 gene
1	Saliva	25.0	28.3	23.5
2	NPS	16.9	19.2	15.4
3	Saliva	27.7	29.9	23.2
4	NPS	17.2	18.8	13.4
5	Saliva	20.3	21.8	16.0
6	Saliva	29.4	32.2	30.2
7	Saliva	18.2	20.6	16.4
8	Saliva	26.4	28.6	24.2
9	Saliva	17.4	19.9	15.9
10	Saliva	20.3	22.6	21.0
11	Saliva	0.0	40.6	33.5
12	NPS	35.9	39.2	29.4
13	NPS	33.4	38.2	34.6
14	Saliva	16.1	18.6	12.1
15	Saliva	20.1	21.8	17.8
16	NPS	20.3	22.7	19.7
17	NPS	23.7	25.9	20.1
18	Saliva	26.0	28.1	21.5
19	Saliva	27.4	30.2	32.9
20	Saliva	32.3	36.1	28.1
21	Saliva	28.3	30.5	36.6
22	Saliva	25.3	27.7	24.5
23	Saliva	24.6	27.7	24.4
24	NPS	20.2	22.3	17.8
25	Saliva	23.9	25.9	21.3
26	Saliva	24.9	27.2	22.8
27	Saliva	18.1	20.8	11.3
28	Saliva	26.2	28.5	22.8
29	Saliva	0.0	40.9	32.9
30	Saliva	18.3	20.5	18.5
31	Saliva	27.9	30.6	25.5
32	Saliva	29.4	32.3	27.1
33	Saliva	20.8	22.9	15.8
34	Saliva	22.6	25.2	18.9

NPS: nasopharyngeal swab.