title: Comparison of the new Abbott Real Time CMV assay and the Abbott CMV PCR Kit for the quantitation of plasma cytomegalovirus DNAemia.
abstract: CMV DNA loads measured by the new Abbott RealTime CMV PCR were significantly higher than those quantitated by the Abbott CMV PCR kit (approximately 1 log(10)), and provided a better estimate of the actual CMV load present in plasma specimens as inferred by the use of the WHO standard.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Service, University Clinic Hospital, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: María Ángeles
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Clari
authors.forename: Dayana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Cobo
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solano
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Remigia
authors.forename: Estela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giménez
authors.forename: Omar J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Benmarzouk-Hidalgo
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pérez-Romero
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral