Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 49 patients with discordant swab results for COVID-19
From: False negative rate of COVID-19 PCR testing: a discordant testing analysis
Variable | % | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
Median | 72 | |
Range | 25–97 | |
Sex | ||
Male | 15 | 30.6 |
Female | 34 | 69.4 |
Exposure to a known case | ||
Yes | 38 | 77.6 |
Acquisition | ||
Health care | 9 | 18.4 |
Community | 38 | 77.6 |
Unknown | 2 | 4.0 |
Healthcare worker | 7 | 14.3 |
Hospitalization | 13 | 26.5 |
Travel history | 4 | 8.2 |