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Table 3 Viral screening of EBCs and NS

From: Exhaled breath condensate sampling is not a new method for detection of respiratory viruses

Patient

EBC

NS

Viral load in NS RNA copies per ml (Mean Ct ± SD)

Days of illness at time of collection

1

RV

-

ND

1

2

RV

-

ND

1

3

RV

-

ND

1

6

RV

-

ND

2

47

RV

-

ND

2

71

RV

RV

8.8 × 104

(33.22 ± 0.34)

2

72

N

HRSV-B & RV

8.0 × 104

(40.74*)

1.8 × 105

(31.96 ± 0.06)

5

73

N

RV

3.8 × 105

(30.86 ± 0.73)

4

74

N

RV

1.5 × 106

(28.67 ± 0.29)

2

75

N

RV

ND

4

76

N

RV

ND

6

79

N

InfA (H1N1)

 

1

80

N

RV

7.9 × 105

(29.66 ± 0.23)

1

81

InfB

RV

ND

14

83

N

InfA(H1N1)

 

2

87

N

RV

ND

1

89

N

RV

2.0 × 107

(25.81 ± 0.11)

2

95

N

RV

4.0 × 106

(28.53 ± 0.12)

2

96

N

RV

6.0 × 106

(27.74 ± 0.82)

2

101

N

HRSV-B

6.8 × 107

(29.18 ± 0.12)

3

  1. RV = Rhinovirus, RSV-B = Respiratory Syncytial Virus B, InfA = Influenza A, InfB = Influenza B, N = Negative, - = No sample available, ND = viral load could not be determined.
  2. SD = standard deviation * single detection