Scent dog identification of samples from COVID-19 patients – a pilot study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Number of presented samples per dog during training

Day	Sample status	Dog 1	Dog 2	Dog 3	Dog 4	Dog 5	Dog 6	Dog 7	Dog 8	Total
1	positive	15	20	15	15	15	15	15	10	120
1	negative	90	120	90	90	90	90	90	60	720
2	positive	15	15	15	15	15	15	10	15	115
2	negative	90	90	90	90	90	90	60	90	690
3	positive	35	35	35	35	30	35	38	35	278
3	negative	210	210	210	210	180	210	228	210	1668
4	positive	20	15	20	20	20	40	60	20	215
4	negative	120	90	120	120	120	240	360	120	1290
5	positive	40	40	30	30	35	30	53	60	318
5	negative	240	240	180	180	210	180	318	360	1908
6	positive	20	7	20	14	10	10	30	15	126
6	negative	120	42	120	84	60	60	180	90	756
7	positive	50	30	50	47	30	30	35	40	312
7	negative	300	180	300	282	180	180	210	240	1872
Total samples:		1365	1134	1295	1232	1085	1225	1687	1365	10,388

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