Using patient-collected clinical samples and sera to detect and quantify the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)

Table 3 Detection and quantitation of SARS-CoV RNA by RT-PCR in fecal samples.

Days after onset	Samples	Positive (number, %)	Viral load (log₁₀ copies/g ± SD)
10–19	51	44 (86.3)	6.06 ± 2.05
20–29	54	38 (70.4)	4.51 ± 1.23
30–39	62	28 (45.2)	3.82 ± 1.44
40–53	57	17 (29.8)	3.57 ± 1.25
Total	224	127 (56.7)	4.37 ± 1.61

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