Skip to main content
. 2017 Mar 23;2(6):e88864. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.88864

Figure 3. Viral load in EBOV-infected patients.

Figure 3

(A) Viral RNA load, quantified by real-time RT-PCR, is presented as the median ± 95% CI for samples obtained at different times after disease onset in fatal (dark gray squares) and nonfatal (light gray squares) Ebola virus disease (EVD) patients. Individual values are also presented for samples obtained in fatal (red circles) and nonfatal (green circles) EVD patients. Values are expressed in arbitrary units (AU), calculated as follows: AU = 2(34 – cycle threshold), with a limit of detection for the assay corresponding to cycle threshold (Ct) = 34. The number of samples used to calculate the different median values is indicated for fatal (top line) and nonfatal (bottom line) patients. (B) Infectious viral titers measured at admission are presented with individual values and box plot for fatally infected (Fatal., n = 26) or surviving (Surv., n = 16) patients. Only samples with a Ct < 28 were titrated.