Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycle threshold and Clostridioides difficile infection outcomes

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) causes significant morbidity and mortality; however, the diagnosis of CDI remains controversial. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the association of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycle threshold (Ct) values with CDI disease severity, recurrence,...

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Published in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 42; no. 10; pp. 1228 - 1234
Main Authors:	Choi, Byungwoo, Wong, Ken Koon, Dunn, Aaron N., Butler, Robert, Fraser, Thomas G., Procop, Gary W., Richter, Sandra S., Isada, Carlos M., Deshpande, Abhishek
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Cambridge University Press 01.10.2021
Subjects:	Age Antibiotics Comorbidity Creatinine Data collection Demographics Health facilities Hospitals Hypotension Infections Infectious diseases Laboratories Length of stay Mortality Patients Polymerase chain reaction Variables Variance analysis
ISSN:	0899-823X, 1559-6834, 1559-6834
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