The Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 (RT-PCR) Testing

Table 3

SARS-CoV-2 PCR test results and IgG index based on hospital day, Case 3.

Case 3
Hospital day	NP swab result	IgG index	Hospital day	NP swab result	IgG index
1	Positive		1	Negative
2			2	Positive	3.58
3			3		2.95
4			4	Negative
5			5	Negative
6			6
7	Positive^†		7
8			8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20	Positive
21
22
23
24	Negative
25	Positive
26
27
28	Positive
29
30	Negative
31	Positive
32
33
34	Positive
35	Negative
36
37	Negative

Symptoms of COVID-19 present, defined by CDC as fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle aches, body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny rose, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (“this list does not include all possible symptoms”) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html; https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/clinical-criteria.html. ^†Patient intubated at the time of testing, from suspected SARS-CoV-2-related disease.