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| Positive SARS-CoV-2 rt-PCR (n = 23) | Negative SARS-CoV-2 rt-PCR (n = 122) | p-value |
| Typical chest CT features, n (%) | 20 (87.0) | 37 (30.3) | <0.0001 |
| Lymphopenia (<1200/uL), n (%) | 12 (52.2) | 65 (53.3) | 0.922 |
| Exposure to a positive SARS-CoV-2 patient, n (%) | 6 (26.1) | 3 (2.5) | <0.0001 |
| Fever and dry cough, n (%) | 8 (34.8) | 22 (18.0) | 0.069 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 12 (52.2) | 69 (56.6) | 0.698 |
| Comorbidities*, n (%) | 22 (95.7) | 115 (94.3) | 0.789 |
| Negative respiratory viruses test (other than SARS-CoV-2) and negative urinary antigen tests+, n (%) | 21 (91.3) | 114 (93.4) | 0.710 |
| C-reactive protein > 5.0 mg/dL, n (%) | 14 (60.9) | 84 (68.9) | 0.453 |
| Procalcitonin < 0.5 ng/mL, n (%) | 19 (82.6) | 74 (60.7) | 0.044 |
| LDH > 250 U/L, n (%) | 15 (65.2) | 59 (48.4) | 0.138 |
| Total PSIC score, mean ± SD | 13.17 ± 3.72 | 8.39 ± 3.67 | <0.0001 |