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. 2001 Nov;39(11):4152-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.11.4152-4154;2001.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in sera of patients with primary EBV infection

K H Chan  1 , M H Ng, W H Seto, J S Peiris
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in sera of patients with primary EBV infection

K H Chan et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Nov.

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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