As the pp65Ag assay was found to be positive earlier than PCR, it became negative faster after initiation of antiviral therapy, although these differences did not reach statistical significance.
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A prospective study comparing quantitative Cytomegalovirus (CMV) polymerase chain reaction in plasma and pp65 antigenemia assay in monitoring patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
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Because a low CMV viral load is highly significant in the context of SCT, the primary objective should be on improving sensitivity [ 26 , 35 ].