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Table 4 Virological findings on admission and on day 7

From: Comparison of hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, and standard of care in critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: an opportunistic retrospective analysis

 

Total

Standard of care

Lopinavir/ritonavir

Hydroxy-chloroquine

p value

Respiratory RT-PCR at admission

 Patients, n

80

22

20

38

 Samples analyzed, n (%)

67 (84)

21 (95)

13 (65)

33 (87)

 CT value

25 (23–30)

26 (24–31)

25 (23–30)

24 (21–29)

0.498

Plasma RT-PCR at admission

 Patients, n

80

22

20

38

 Samples analyzed, n (%)

23 (29)

5 (23)

3 (15)

15 (39)

 Negative RT-PCR, n (%)

11 (48)

4 (80)

0 (0)

7 (47)

0.09

 Positive RT-PCR, n (%)

12 (52)

1 (20)

3 (15)

8 (53)

 

 CT value

30 (29–33)

35 (35–35)

30 (29–31)

30 (29–32)

NA*

Respiratory RT-PCR at day 7

 Patients, n

80

22

20

38

 Samples analyzed, n (%)

51 (64)

14 (64)

11 (55)

26 (68)

 Negative RT-PCR, n (%)

14 (27)

2 (14)

5 (45)

7 (27)

0.222

 Positive RT-PCR, n (%)

37 (73)

12 (86)

6 (55)

19 (73)

 

 CT value

29 (27–34)

28 (27–32)

29 (25–29)

32 (28–35)

0.514

Plasma RT-PCR at day 7

 Patients, n

80

22

20

38

 Samples analyzed, n (%)

54 (68)

13 (59)

13 (65)

28 (74)

 Negative RT-PCR, n (%)

42 (78)

11 (85)

9 (69)

22 (79)

0.634

 Positive RT-PCR, n (%)

12 (22)

2 (15)

4 (31)

6 (21)

 

 CT value

32 (30–36)

38 (38–38)

31 (30–32)

32 (29–34)

0.237

  1. Categorical variables are expressed as absolute value (%) and continuous variables as median (IQR)
  2. IQR interquartile range, RT-PCR reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, CT cycle threshold
  3. *NA because the number of samples analyzed was to low (n < 2)