Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a highly prevalent herpesvirus in the general population and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Latent CMV can be reactivated after solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and generate diverse and sometimes very severe infections. CMV diagnosis and viral load monitoring, especially by Real Time PCR, is important for patients management, in order to initiate and determine efficiency of anti-viral treatment. CMV ELITe MGB® Kit is a real-time PCR assay, designed for the detection and quantification of Cytomegalovirus DNA. The assay is CE-IVD validated with many samples in combination with ELITe InGenius®, a fully automated sample-to-result solution.
Benefits
Conserved sequences
CMV major immediate early antigene gene, and human beta-globin gene as an internal control
Eluate storage
Monoreagent, ready-to-use
Best-in-class PCR technology
ELITe MGB probes designed with Minor Groove Binder, Superbases® and Eclipse® Dark Quencher
Integrated workflow
Fully automated process including extraction, amplification and result analysis with ELITe InGenius
Quantitative results -
International units (IU/mL) correlated to the 1st WHO International standard for Human CMV for NAAT (NIBSC Code 09/162)
Copies/mL (cp/mL)
Storage of standard curve
60 days
Eluate storage -
Additional testing including multiple PCR from the same eluate, retesting or archiving