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. 2022 May 24:ciac405. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac405

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Figure 3. — Cycle number (Cn) values and culture positivity over time within patients with at least 1 positive culture. Orange boxes represents specimens with detectable SARS-CoV-2 RNA and detectable replication-competent virus. Blue boxes represent specimens with detectable SARS-CoV-2 RNA and negative viral culture. Gray boxes represent specimens with negative RT-qPCR results and negative viral culture. Numbers in colored boxes represent Cn values from the SARS-CoV-2 Abbott m2000 Assay. Abbreviations: MT, midturbinate specimen; RT-qPCR, reverse transcription–quantitative polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; TA, endotracheal aspirate specimen.