title: PCR cycle threshold value predicts the course of Clostridium difficile infection.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: nathalie.jazmati@uk-koeln.de.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jazmati
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hellmich
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ličanin
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plum
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kaasch
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000592:standards; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D058889:Molecular Typing / Q000592:standards; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins