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. 2007 Dec 19;46(2):727–731. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01540-07

TABLE 3.

Sensitivity of duplex real-time PCR when coamplification was performed

Coamplification of DNA Detection (CT value) of DNA from:
C. pneumoniae
M. pneumoniae
10 copies 104 copies 10 copies 104 copies
None 33.9 ± 0.7 24.3 ± 0.08
M. pneumoniae (10 copies) 33.9 ± 0.7 24.5 ± 0.3
M. pneumoniae (104 copies) 32.2 ± 0.5 23.7 ± 0.02
None 30.2 ± 0.3 20.8 ± 0.3
C. pneumoniae (10 copies) 30.7 ± 0.2 20.5 ± 0.5
C. pneumoniae (104 copies) 29.9 ± 0.2 20.8 ± 0.05