Table 3 Mean copy number detected by 16S rRNA Q-PCR and 47-kDa Q-PCR according to complications.
From: Clinical usefulness of 16S ribosomal RNA real-time PCR for the diagnosis of scrub typhus
16S rRNA Q-PCR | 47-kDa Q-PCR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | Copy number Mean ± SD | Number of patients | Copy number Mean ± SD | |
Hemorrhage | ||||
No | 106 | 348.3 ± 572.6 | 90 | 161.1 ± 164.6 |
Yes | 5 | 129.9 ± 101.6 | 3 | 91 ± 23.6 |
P value | 0.39 | 0.47 | ||
Pneumonia | ||||
No | 99 | 269.5 ± 445.6 | 81 | 130.8 ± 123.7 |
Yes | 12 | 907.1 ± 994.8 | 12 | 348 ± 254 |
P value | 0.05 | 0.013 | ||
Renal impairment | ||||
No | 101 | 307.9 ± 214.5 | 84 | 154 ± 159.9 |
Yes | 10 | 647.1 ± 1119.9 | 9 | 204.5 ± 188.7 |
P value | 0.366 | 0.378 | ||
Hepatic injury | ||||
No | 8 | 567.7 ± 1642.1 | 7 | 182.4 ± 235.3 |
Yes | 103 | 320.6 ± 471.6 | 86 | 156.9 ± 156.9 |
P value | 0.605 | 0.692 | ||
