COMPARISON BETWEEN ANTIGENEMIA AND A QUANTITATIVE-COMPETITIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION AFTER HEART TRANSPLANTATION1

Abstract

In our series, antigenemia and quantitative-PCR had enhanced and similar predictive values for CMV disease detection when specific cut-off values were used. The choice between these two methods for disease detection may rely less on their efficiency and more on the experience and familiarity with them.