Table 3 RT-PCR viability assay performed with plasma from unique intensive care unit patients.

From: Combined kinetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia, N-antigenemia and virus-specific antibodies in critically ill adult COVID-19 patients

Patient number/day at which plasma was drawn after symptoms onset

Pre-treatment (95 ºC, 10 min)

PtCl4 (5 mM) treatment

RT-PCR N1 gene cycle threshold

Replicate 1

Replicate 2

1/5

No

No

36.5

36.4

Yes

ND

ND

Yes

No

36.4

36.4

Yes

ND

ND

2/3

No

No

34.8

35.0

Yes

37.3

37.1

Yes

No

34.9

35.3

Yes

ND

ND

3/7

No

No

34.5

34.7

Yes

ND

ND

Yes

No

34.9

35.3

Yes

ND

ND

4/9

No

No

34.7

34.1

Yes

ND

ND

Yes

No

35.6

35.9

Yes

ND

ND

5/12

No

No

34.7

35.8

Yes

ND

ND

Yes

No

35.8

35.8

Yes

ND

ND

6/11

No

No

35.5

35.2

Yes

ND

ND

Yes

No

35.9

36.4

Yes

ND

ND

7/11

No

No

36.5

37.7

Yes

ND

ND

Yes

No

36.6

ND

Yes

ND

ND

  1. ND not detected.