title: Latex agglutination test for cytomegalovirus antibody screening of transplant donors. Important aspects.
abstract: In a retrospective study, false negative readings of CMV Scan results were detected. In a following prospective survey of 72 transplant donor sera, CMV Scan had a sensitivity and a negative predictive value of greater than 95%. Although CMV Scan is a rapid and useful test, a higher reliability can be achieved if results are controlled by another sensitive test or, at the least, CMV Scan is read by two different persons.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology and Virology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zbinden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Decurtins
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wunderli
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral