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. 2020 Jun 22;9:74. doi: 10.1186/s40249-020-00698-z

Table 4.

Proportion, mean (CI) and median (minimum, maximum) of positive results of the serum-based real-time PCR at the various examination time points

Serum real-time PCR Pre-treatment Post-treatment 1 Post-treatment 2
(1 week) (20 weeks)
% positives 27 (75) 27 (75) 21 (58.3)
Mean Ct-value (CI) 30.4 (28.8–31.9) 28.4 (27.1–29.7) 33.9 (32.2–35.5)
Median Ct-value (min, max) 30.3 (22.6, 38) 28 (21.5, 35.9) 34.9 (26.6, 38.6)

CI Confidence intervals; PCR Polymerase chain reaction; Ct Cycle threshold