Comparison of a UL111a real‐time PCR and pp65 antigenemia for the detection of cytomegalovirus

C Beckmann, A Dumoulin, CH Rinaldo… - Journal of medical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Surveillance of cytomegalovirus (CMV) replication in transplant patients is crucial for the
success of transplantation. To compare a CMV pp65 antigenemia (pp65Ag) and a …

Whole blood real-time quantitative PCR for cytomegalovirus infection follow-up in transplant recipients

I Garrigue, S Boucher, L Couzi, A Caumont… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major opportunistic agent among
transplant recipients. While detection of CMV pp65-lower matrix protein (pp65Ag) is still …

Relationship of cytomegalovirus load assessed by real-time PCR to pp65 antigenemia in organ transplant recipients

SK Sanghavi, K Abu-Elmagd, MC Keightley… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in immunocompromised patients can
lead to viremia associated with morbidity and mortality. Monitoring of viral loads in blood is …

Monitoring low cytomegalovirus viremia in transplanted patients by a real‐time PCR on plasma

E Schvoerer, S Henriot, P Zachary… - Journal of medical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Until recently, human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) infection and anti‐CMV treatment in
transplanted patients have been monitored essentially by pp65 antigenemia, which is time …

Monitoring of cytomegalovirus infection in solid-organ transplant recipients by an ultrasensitive plasma PCR assay

K Hadaya, W Wunderli, C Deffernez… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Early and accurate monitoring of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in solid-organ transplant
recipients is of major importance. We have assessed the potential benefit of an ultrasensitive …

Assessment of CMV load in solid organ transplant recipients by pp65 antigenemia and real‐time quantitative DNA PCR assay: Correlation with pp67 RNA detection

C Mengoli, R Cusinato, MA Biasolo… - Journal of medical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
After bone marrow (BM) or solid‐organ (SO) transplantation viremic Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
infection is observed frequently. Quantitative assay of CMV in blood helps the management …

Monitoring cytomegalovirus infection in adult and pediatric bone marrow transplant recipients by a real-time PCR assay performed with blood plasma

M Leruez-Ville, M Ouachée, R Delarue… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
The objective of this study was to evaluate the advantages of cytomegalovirus (CMV) real-
time PCR in blood plasma to monitor CMV infection in a population of adult and pediatric …

Quantitation of cytomegalovirus DNA by real‐time polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood specimens of patients with solid organ transplants: Comparison with …

T Allice, M Enrietto, F Pittaluga, S Varetto… - Journal of medical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA quantitation provides
sensitive and specific data for detecting CMV as well as monitoring the infection and …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA amplification from plasma compared with CMV pp65 antigen (ppUL83) detection in leukocytes for early diagnosis of symptomatic CMV …

BZ Wirgart, K Claesson, BM Eriksson, M Brundin… - Clinical and diagnostic …, 1996 - Elsevier
Background: Rapid laboratory methods for the early detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) are
needed for the prevention of CMV disease in transplant recipients. These methods should …

Quantification of cytomegalovirus DNA by a fully automated real-time PCR for early diagnosis and monitoring of active viral infection in solid organ transplant …

M Boaretti, A Sorrentino, C Zantedeschi, A Forni… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Quantification of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA by real-time PCR is currently
considered an alternative diagnostic approach for the evaluation of active infection in …