Table 3 Detection of HCMV by PCR/nPCR with gB primers in CMV isolates and urine
From: Human Cytomegalovirus: detection of congenital and perinatal infection in Argentina
Samples | Methods | infection | Positive (%) | Total positive (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive culture | PCR | Congenital | 33 (100) | 61 (100) |
Perinatal ** | 28 (100) | |||
Urine | Direct PCR without DNA release | Congenital | 24 (73) | 34 (56) |
Perinatal** | 10 (36) | |||
Urine | n-PCR | Congenital | 33 (100) | 59 (97) |
Perinatal** | 26 (93)* |