1. PCR cycle threshold value predicts the course of Clostridium difficile infection 
N. Jazmati, M. Hellmich, B. Ličanin, G. Plum, A.J. Kaasch 
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages e7-e8 (February 2016)
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2. Fig. 1
(a) Comparison of the Clostridium difficile PCR cycle thresholds of stool samples from patients in the different clinical groups. The horizontal line in each box indicates the median; whereas the top and bottom lines represent the 75th and 25th centiles, respectively. The ‘whiskers’ extend to the minimum and maximum value per group. *Cycle threshold (CT) values of patients with severe disease were significantly lower compared with patients of the other four groups (p 0.02). (CDI, Clostridium difficile infection; TC, toxigenic culture). (b) The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for toxin B cycle threshold as a predictor for severe disease was significantly increased (area under ROC curve: 0.77 (95% CI 0.62–0.92, p 0.013).
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