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Table 2 Overview of the limit of detected (LoD) experiments

From: An optimised protocol for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in stool

 

N1

N2

Viral particles in 100 mg

100

200

100

200

Number of replicates

6

7

6

7

SARS-CoV-2 positivea

6 (100 %)

7 (100 %)

3 (50 %)

7 (100 %)

Mean Ct (st. dev)

32.6 (± 0.8)

31.4 (± 0.5)

32.8 (± 0.4)

32.1 (± 0.5)

  1. a Samples were considered positive if at least one RT-qPCR replicate showed Ct values < 40