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Table 3 Nasopharyngeal and ocular secretions RT-PCR test results in clinically-confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia patients

From: Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 in tear and conjunctival secretions of hospitalized patients with clinically-confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia

Test

Positive

Negative

Fist nasopharyngeal RT-PCR

31 (37.35%)

52 (62.65%)

First tear and conjunctival secretions RT-PCR

5 (6.02%)

78 (93.98%)

Second nasopharyngeal RT-PCR

19 (22.89%)

64 (77.11%)

Second tear and conjunctival secretions RT-PCR

0 (0%)

83 (100%)

  1. ocular tests have been written in italics to increase recognizability
  2. RT-PCR reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction