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qPCR Is a Sensitive and Rapid Method for Detection of Cytomegaloviral DNA in Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Biopsy Tissue
Published on: July 9, 2014
Comparative evaluation of whole blood versus plasma for quantitative detection of cytomegalovirus using an automated
Sri Suganda1, Li Tang2, Jeanne Carr1
1Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
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.
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