title: Comparative evaluation of whole blood versus plasma for quantitative detection of cytomegalovirus using an automated system.
abstract: Peripheral blood samples were separated into aliquots of whole blood and plasma and tested using an automated PCR system. More positive results were obtained from plasma (43), compared to whole blood (34). Plasma results did not correlate well with those in whole blood and tended to produce higher viral loads.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Sri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suganda
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Yilun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pounds
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA. Electronic address: Randall.Hayden@stjude.org.
authors.forename: Randall
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hayden
mesh_terms: D057205:Automation, Laboratory; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019562:Viral Load / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
keywords: CMV; Cytomegalovirus; PCR; Quantitation; Sample type