Evaluation of diagnostic methods for the detection of cytomegalovirus in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplants

W Preiser, S Bräuninger, R Schwerdtfeger… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Although several diagnostic methods are available for the surveillance of
patients at risk of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and disease, little data is
available on their comparative performances in the diagnostic setting. Objectives: To
compare different assays for CMV detection, especially assays based on (quantitative) DNA
and mRNA detection. Study design: Eight allogeneic bone marrow and stem cell transplant
recipients at high risk for developing CMV disease (donor CMV-negative, recipient positive) …