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Table 2 Diagnostic testing and duration of fever

From: Characteristics and outcomes of family-practice patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a case series

 

Total (89)

Male (39)

Female (50)

PCR test result (n)

64.0% (57)

66.7% (26)

62.0% (31)

% Positive

77.2% (44)

84.6% (22)

71.0% (22)

% Negative

19.3% (11)

11.5% (3)

25.8% (8)

% Missing result

3.5% (2)

3.9% (1)

3.2% (1)

Symptom onset->PCR (days)

 MIN

1

 25th percentile

2.25

 Median

6

 75th percentile

11

 MAX

111

PCR POS->PCR NEG (days)

 MIN

12

 25th percentile

18

 Median

29

 75th percentile

43

 MAX

73

Fever (days)

 MIN

1

 25th percentile

1

 Median

3.5

 75th percentile

7

 MAX

22

  1. N.B.: Symptom onset->PCR test: data available for 42 cases
  2. POS->NEG test: data available for 12 cases
  3. Fever: data available for 60 cases
  4. PCR: polymerase chain reaction, MIN: minimum, MAX: maximum, POS: positive, NEG: negative