Table 5: Correlation between CT severity score (CTSS) and PCR results.

CT severity index No. 162

+ve PCR

No. (118)

-ve PCR

No. (44)

p value

 

Score 1 (< 5%)

1468

 

0.001

Score 2 (5-25%)

724626

 

 

Score 3 (26-50%)

54

468

 

Score 4 (51-75%)

14

122

 

Score 5 (> 75%)

8

80

 

CTSS: CT Severity Score; No: Number; PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction; +ve: Positive; -ve: Negative