Characterization of a universal screening approach for congenital CMV infection based on a highly-sensitive, quantitative, multiplex real-time PCR assay
Fig 3
CMV DNA load in samples of study participants with confirmed cCMV infection.
Fig 3 illustrates the viral load (IU CMV DNA/PCR reaction) in samples of the 18 newborns with confirmed cCMV infection. CMV DNA loads in buccal swabs at the time of the screening test (left) are compared to the CMV DNA loads in buccal swab, blood and urine at the time of confirmatory diagnostics (right). Medians are represented as black lines.