Figure 1From: Comparison of the genexpert enterovirus assay (GXEA) with real-time one step RT-PCR for the detection of enteroviral RNA in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with meningitis Comparison of the distributed threshold cycle (Ct) values. The Ct values of samples identified as positive by both GeneXpert Enterovirus Assay (GXEA) and real-time one-step RT-PCR (RTo-PCR) (GXEA(+)/TaqMan(+):●) and the Ct values of GXEA positive but RTo-PCR assay negative (GXEA(+)/TaqMan(+):■) samples were graphed, respectively. The Ct mean value and standard deviation (S.D.) of double-positive samples was 32.38 and 2.48 respectively. The Ct mean value and S.D. of GXEA positive but RTo-PCR negative samples was 34.85 and 2.18 respectively.Back to article page