Potential of real-time PCR threshold cycle (CT) to predict presence of free toxin and clinically relevant C. difficile infection (CDI) in patients with cancer: A reply

J Infect. 2018 Apr;76(4):424-426. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.01.001. Epub 2018 Jan 11.

Authors

Stephanie Wilmore¹, Simon D Goldenberg²

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research (CIDR), King's College, London and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
² Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research (CIDR), King's College, London and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: Simon.goldenberg@gstt.nhs.uk.

PMID: 29337036
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.01.001

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Clostridioides difficile / genetics*
Clostridium Infections*
Humans
Neoplasms*
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tomography, X-Ray Computed