Table 3.
Mean RT-PCR cycle threshold values for FLUAV, FLUBV and RSV targets by group.
| FLUAV |
FLUBV |
RSV |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Ct | P value | Mean Ct | P value | Mean Ct | P value | |
| Specimen Type | ||||||
| Nasopharyngeal swab (NP) | 27.4 | 0.003 | 24.4 | 0.03 | 27.1 | 0.13 |
| Nasal swab (NS) | 29.1 | 26.6 | 27.8 | |||
| Age Category (in years) | ||||||
| ≤5 | 26.0 | 0.09 | 25.5 | 0.14 | 27.0 | <0.0001 |
| 6-21 | 25.6 | 24.5 | 30.1 | |||
| 22-59 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 30.3 | |||
| ≥60 | 27.2 | 23.0 | 28.7 | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 26.9 | 0.06 | 25.5 | 0.91 | 27.3 | 0.6 |
| Male | 25.8 | 25.4 | 27.6 | |||
| Setting | ||||||
| Emergency Department (ED) | 26.3 | 0.44 | 25.6 | 0.62 | 27.6 | 0.12 |
|
Non-ED |
26.8 | 25.1 | 26.8 | |||
Ct = cycle threshold
Significance based on results from ANOVA within each of the 4 categories.