TABLE 1.

Limit of detection of the AMPLICOR CMV test compared with that of in-house PCR for CMV clinical and laboratory strains

CMV strain	CMV DNA copies/ml	Last positive dilution
		AMPLICOR test	In-house PCR
AD 169	3.45 × 1010	10−7	10−7
CMV 1827	6.99 × 1010	10−7	10−8
CMV 238	9.29 × 1010	10−7	10−8