Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) DNA in Sera of Patients with Primary EBV Infection |
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| Authors: | K H Chan M H Ng W H Seto and J S M Peiris |
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| Institution: | Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. chan.kwok.hung@hkucc.hku.hk |
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| Abstract: | Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) DNA by PCR in serum had a sensitivity of 80%, a specificity of 94%, and positive and negative predictive values of 95 and 79%, respectively, for the diagnosis of primary EBV infection. We suggest that this is a useful addition to the panel of tests used for this purpose. |
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