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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol 4, 1615-1622, Copyright © 1994 by American Society of Nephrology

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The cytomegalovirus-antigenemia assay in the diagnosis of posttransplant cytomegalovirus infection

BM Murray, J Brentjens, D Amsterdam, J Myers, V Gray, I Pawlowski, K Schewegler, JP Singh and RC Venuto
Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients, yet prompt diagnosis remains a problem. A new assay has been developed that detects CMV antigens in peripheral blood leukocytes (CMV-AG). A retrospective analysis of the experience with this assay was performed, and its usefulness in the diagnosis of CMV infection in renal transplant recipients with unexplained fever was compared with that of conventional modalities (buffy coat culture, detection of circulating anti-CMV immunoglobulin M). The results suggest that the CMV-AG assay is a more rapid and sensitive test than existing modalities in the early diagnosis of CMV infection. When expressed quantitatively, it can discriminate between CMV infection and CMV disease, and it is useful in monitoring the course of infection and the response to therapy.


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