Table 2 Comparison between SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR results and body fluid cultures
From: The footprint of SARS-COV-2 infection in neonatal late sepsis
Variable | COVID-19 PCR Results | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | |||||
Frequency | percent | Frequency | Percent | |||
Blood culture | Positive | 4 | 19 | 17 | 81 | 0.31 |
Negative | 37 | 29.8 | 87 | 70.2 | ||
Urine culture | Positive | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100 | 0.01 |
Negative | 41 | 31.5 | 89 | 68.5 | ||
CSF culture | Positive | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 0.37 |
Negative | 41 | 28.7 | 102 | 71.3 | ||
All Cultures | At least one + culture | 4 | 11.8 | 30 | 88.2 | 0.015 |
All of culture _ | 37 | 33.3 | 74 | 66.7 | ||