Comparative study of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia assay, polymerase chain reaction, serology, and shell vial assay in the early diagnosis and monitoring of CMV infection after renal transplantation

Transplantation
K TanabeH Nakajima

Abstract

Early diagnosis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients, remains of great importance. This prospective study was performed in kidney transplant recipients to determine the diagnostic value of the CMV antigenemia assay in comparison with polymerase chain reaction (PCR), serology, and shell vial assay. Seventy-five consecutive renal transplant recipients were enrolled in this study and monitored by both antigenemia assay and serology. The initial 34 of the 75 patients were subjected to PCR and shell vial assay. Antigenemia, PCR, and shell vial assay became positive before the onset of CMV-related symptoms in 31/34 (89%), 13/16 (81%), and 2/16 (13%), respectively. None of the 34 patients who had symptomatic CMV disease showed a significant increase in IgG or IgM before the onset of symptoms. Antigenemia and PCR assays turned positive, 7 and 11 days (median), respectively, before the onset of clinical symptoms. Serology and shell vial assay became positive 21 and 25 days (median), respectively, after the onset of CMV-related clinical symptoms. To examine the clinical value of these assays, "good correlation" was defined based on the correlation betwee...Continue Reading

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