Low usefulness of reporting tonsillar PCR Ct-values in pharyngeal infections with Fusobacterium necrophorum.
Anaerobe
; 86: 102831, 2024 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-38369049
ABSTRACT
Tonsillar Fusobacterium necrophorum PCR Ct-values were higher in participants with asymptomatic tonsillar carriage than patients with pharyngeal infections. However, Ct-values were not associated with severity of disease or predictive of development of complications and hence lacked clinical usefulness. The reporting of F. necrophorum Ct-values in clinical samples is not recommended.
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Assunto principal:
Tonsila Palatina
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Infecções por Fusobacterium
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Fusobacterium necrophorum
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Anaerobe
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article