Comparison of commercial and in-house Real-time PCR assays for quantification of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in plasma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA load monitoring is known to be useful for the diagnosis and monitoring of EBV-associated diseases. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of two real-time PCR assays for EBV DNA: a commercial...

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Main Authors: Pollara Caterina, Cariani Elisabetta, Perandin Francesca, Manca Nino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/22