Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and pp65 antigen test for early detection of human cytomegalovirus in blood leukocytes of cardiac transplant recipients

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Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and pp65 antigen test for early detection of human cytomegalovirus in blood leukocytes of cardiac transplant recipients Valeria Ghisetti, Anna Barbui, Enrico Donegani, Marco Bobbio, Philippe Caimmi, Stefano Pansini, Giuseppe Zattera, Angela Pucci, Michele di Summa, Giovanna Marchiaro Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages 195-202 (March 1996) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1996.tb00553.x Copyright © 1996 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Comparison between pp65 antigen levels at the time of symptom onset in patients with symptomatic HCMV infection and the maximum levels of pp65 antigenemia in asymptomatic patients. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1996 1, 195-202DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1996.tb00553.x) Copyright © 1996 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Virological monitoring by pp65 antigen test and PCR for HCMV DNA in two symptomatic HCMV-infected patients who underwent ganciclovir treatment (patients 1 and 2) and in two asymptomatic HCMV-infected patients (patients 3 and 4). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1996 1, 195-202DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1996.tb00553.x) Copyright © 1996 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions