Abstract
A new protocol for CMV LAMP with an additional heat denaturation step was developed. While the sensitivity of the original CMV LAMP method was 500 copies/tube, sensitivity was increased by up to 100 copies/tube by additional heat denaturation. CMV DNA was detected in 103 of350 samples (29.4%) by the original CMV LAMP procedure and 148 of350 samples (42.3%) by the new CMV LAMP protocol. When the pp65 antigenemia assay was used as the standard method, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of the new protocol were 92.9%, 77.7%, 62.2%, and 96.5%, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 466-470 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 08-2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Virology
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