PCR cycle threshold value predicts the course of Clostridium difficile infection

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Feb;22(2):e7-e8. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.09.012. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

Authors

N Jazmati¹, M Hellmich², B Ličanin³, G Plum³, A J Kaasch³

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: nathalie.jazmati@uk-koeln.de.
² Institute for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
³ Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 26408277
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.09.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Bacterial Toxins / metabolism
Bacterial Typing Techniques / standards
Clostridioides difficile / genetics*
Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification
Clostridioides difficile / metabolism
Clostridium Infections / diagnosis*
Clostridium Infections / microbiology
Feces / microbiology
Humans
Molecular Typing / standards
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Bacterial Toxins