Table 1

Summary of results

No. of nucleic acid amplification tests for SARS-CoV-2 in study time period13 206
No. of patients tested12 360
No. of patients with more than one test709
No. of patients with more than one test and no changes in test results591
No. of patients with a change in test result118
No. (percentage) of patients with a change in test result on one or two tests89 (75%)—patients with change after one test
110 (93%)—patients with change after two tests
No. of patients with progression (change from negative to positive)65
No. of patients with remission (change from positive to negative)53
IQR (median) progression6–16 days (9 days)
IQR (median) remission9–21 days (14 days)
  • IQR, Interquartile Range.