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J Clin Microbiol. 1992 July; 30(7): 1876-1878

Low predictive value of polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of cytomegalovirus disease in liver transplant recipients.

Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.

ABSTRACT

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and viral culture techniques were prospectively compared for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in blood samples from 24 liver transplant recipients. Nine patients had one or more episodes of viremia, seven of which were clinically symptomatic infections. All samples in which CMV was isolated by culture were positive by the PCR. However, the PCR result was also positive for one or more samples from 11 patients who never developed CMV-related symptoms. Although the PCR is a very sensitive technique for CMV detection in blood samples from liver transplant recipients, it is not useful as a marker of symptomatic CMV disease.

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