Digital droplet PCR measurements and metadata from a study of people living with cystic fibrosis

Usage

ddPCR

Format

A data frame object with 74 observations of 4 covariates.

Value: droplet digital PCR, giving the observed total bacterial load in the sample in copies/uL
Treatment: 1 if the sample is from a subject receiving antibiotics, 0 otherwise
SpecimenType: the body site of origin of the sample, either saliva or sputum
Subject: an ID identifying the participant

References

Lu, J et al. (2020). Parallel Analysis of Cystic Fibrosis Sputum and Saliva Reveals Overlapping Communities and an Opportunity for Sample Decontamination. ASA Journals mSystems, 5, 4. <doi: 10.1128/msystems.00296-20>.