Article
A collaborative study to establish the 1st WHO International Standard for human cytomegalovirus for nucleic acid amplification technology
11 May 2016
Abstract excerpt
Variability in the performance of nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT)-based assays presents a significant problem in the diagnosis and management of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections. Here we describe a collaborative study to evaluate the suitability of candidate reference materials to harmonize HCMV viral load measurements in a wide range of NAT assays. Candidate materials comprised lyophilized...