From: Comparison of culture and qPCR for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in not chronically infected cystic fibrosis patients
Number of samples
MacConkey Agar
Cetrimide Broth
qPCR Cq value
(range, SD)
78
+
26.4 (17-32, 4.3)
6
-
29.8 (25-32, 2.7)
5
27.3 (22-32, 4.3)
26
31.7 (20-34, 3.2)
2
NA
3
729