Table 2

Results of the three PCRs for the diagnosis of suspected CMV infections in comparison to pp65 antigenemia (gold standard)a.

Diagnostic test result
pp65 Positives (n = 48)
pp65 Negatives (n = 44)



No. of Clinical specimens
SENS (%)
PPV (%)
FN (%)
No. of Clinical specimens
SPEC (%)
NPV (%)
FP (%)

PCR for mtrII positive
48
100
87
0
7
84
100
14
PCR for mtr II negative
0



37



PCR for UL 83 positive
27
56
87
44
4
91
66
8
PCR for UL 83 negative
21



40



PCR for gO positive
21
44
91
56
2
95
61
4
PCR for gO negative
27



42




aAbbreviations: SENS, sensitivity; PPV, Positive predictive value; FN, False negative; SPEC, specificity; NPV, Negative predictive value; FP, False positive

Sowmya et al. Virology Journal 2006 3:20   doi:10.1186/1743-422X-3-20