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Table 2 SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR antigen test and serology results in the first thousand COVID-19 cases seen in South Kivu (DRC) in 2020

From: Estimating the number of probable new SARS-CoV-2 infections among tested subjects from the number of confirmed cases

 

RT-PCR negative

RT-PCR positive

Total

 

IgM test result

    

Negative

469 (50.27) a

30 (3.22)

499 (53.49)

 

Positive

246 (26.37)

188 (20.14)

434 (46.51)

 

Total

715 (76.64)

218 (23.36)

933 (100)

 

IgM and IgG test result b

   

Negative

267 (28.62) a

19 (2.04)

286 (30.66)

Positive

448 (48.02)

199 (21.32)

647 (69.34)

Total

715 (76.64)

218 (23.36)

933 (100)

  1. a Each value is expressed as number (percent of all available values)
  2. b IgM and IgG test: positive result when IgM + or IgG+, negative result when IgM– and IgG–.
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