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Table 1 Comparison of mean cycle threshold (Ct) values between DNA extraction procedures for the detection of H. pylori on SAT positive (total n = 56 samples for ureC and n = 20 for cagA, excluding all missing, undetermined and discordant results)

From: Assessment of real-time PCR for Helicobacter pylori DNA detection in stool with co-infection of intestinal parasites: a comparative study of DNA extraction methods

PCR

H. pylori

Ct B vs A

P value

Ct B vs C

P value

Ct A vs C

P value

ureC

36.08 vs 36.23

ns

36.08 vs 36.58

ns

36.23 vs 36.58

ns

cagA

38.40 vs 38.42

ns

38.40 vs 46.00

ns

39.51 vs 38.42

ns

  1. ns not significant by paired Student t-test