title: Evaluation of the AMPLICOR CMV test for direct detection of cytomegalovirus in plasma specimens.
abstract: We evaluated the AMPLICOR CMV test (PCR) for the direct detection of cytomegalovirus in plasma. Sixty-eight specimens were involved for the comparison between the AMPLICOR test and the antigenemia assay. The sensitivities, specificities, and positive and negative predictive values were 97.1, 100, 100, and 97.1%, respectively, for the AMPLICOR test and 79.4, 100, 100, and 82.9%, respectively, for the antigenemia assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan. mh1@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiyoshi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takubo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higeno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimaoka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashihata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiraoka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic