Association between real-time polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold value and clinical presentation in children with Bordetella pertussis

• Main Authors: Wen Li (Author), Huaping Wang (Author), Shu Teng (Author), Yalin Sun (Author), Qi Jia (Author), Zhenghong Qi (Author), Lingbo Wang (Author), Zhangnv Yang (Author), Shiyong Zhao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The cycle threshold (Ct) value is inversely proportional to the number of copies of the target region in a sample, suggesting that a low Ct value indicates a high pathogen load. The relationship between Ct value and clinical presentation in children with pertussis is not well-def...