title: Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients by a quantitative RNA-DNA hybrid capture assay for cytomegalovirus DNA in leukocytes.
abstract: The clinical value of a new RNA-DNA hybridization assay for quantification of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in leukocytes [Hybrid Capture CMV DNA Assay (HCA); Murex Biotech, UK] was evaluated. The HCA was compared with an assay for CMV pp65 antigen in leukocytes and an in-house CMV polymerase chain reaction PCR (CMV-PCR) on parallel blood samples. The HCA and the CMV-PCR were less sensitive than the CMV pp65 assay, but the positive predictive value of all three methods for CMV disease was 50% or less. However, when quantitation of viral load by HCA and CMV pp65 assay was taken into consideration, both assays were superior to CMV-PCR in predicting CMV disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rollag
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sagedal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Holter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Degré
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ariansen
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Nordal
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000821:virology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000276:immunology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; C065418:cytomegalovirus matrix protein 65kDa