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Table 1 Characteristics of COVID-19 Thai cases

From: Rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection assay in comparison with real-time RT-PCR assay for laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 in Thailand

Characteristics

Results

Number of COVID-19 cases

n = 60

Age (years)

Median (range)

38.5 (range 21–72)

Gender

Male

n = 36 (60%)

Risk factors

Confirmed case contact

n = 45 (75%): boxing stadiums (n = 11), karaoke bars&pubs (n = 14), workplaces (n = 1), taxi drivers (n = 1), family members and friends (n = 18)

Foreign contact

n = 8 (13.3%): UK (n = 5), China (n = 1), India (n = 1), Cambodia (n = 1)

Public area contact

n = 2 (3.3%): public market (n = 1), domestic travel (n = 1)

Unspecified

n = 5 (8.3%)

Diagnoses

Asymptomatic

n = 3 (5.0%)

URI

n = 37 (61.7%)

Fever

n = 11 (18.3%)

Pneumonia

n = 5 (8.3%)

Unspecified

n = 4 (6.7%)

Time from onset to laboratory test (days)

Median (range)

3 (range 0–14)

Results of RT-PCR assay

Ct-value of E

Mean ± SD (min, max)

22.79 ± 6.69 (min 10.49, max 35.02)

Ct-value of RdRp

Mean ± SD (min, max)

24.73 ± 6.55 (min 13.41, max 39.20)

Ct-value of N

Mean ± SD (min, max)

26.09 ± 6.47 (min 12.07, max 37.17)

Results of rapid antigen detection assay

Positive

59/60 (98.33%)

Negative

1/60 (1.67%)