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Table 1 Mean Cq values and the genomic copy numbers of the two study cohorts

From: Comparison of pneumococcal colonization density among healthy children and children with respiratory symptoms using real time PCR (RT-PCR)

Study cohort

Mean Cq value

Mean Genomic DNA copy number

Difference

Cohort A (Healthy babies from the immunization clinic) (n = 101)

29.61 ± 2.85

Log10 7.30 ± 0.23

p = 0.354, independent sample t test

Cohort B (Hospitalized babies cohort) (n = 183)

28.93 ± 3.62

Log10 7.49 ± 1.07

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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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