Applicability of the cobas 6800 System for Epstein-Barr viral load quantitation using whole-blood specimens

CONCLUSIONS: A significant discrepancy was observed in the results obtained from the 2 assays because of the different specimens used. We observed, however, that diluting whole blood before conducting the cobas EBV test effectively resolved polymerase chain reaction inhibition and viscosity issues, leading to an acceptable correlation with the results from the artus EBV RG PCR Kit conducted using whole blood.PMID:37936258 | DOI:10.1093/ajcp/aqad146

Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - November 8, 2023 Category: Pathology Authors: Junhyup Song Sinyoung Kim Eunmin Kwak Younhee Park Source Type: research