Table 2.
Characteristics of viral load at onset in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.
Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
CMV DNA in blood (positive vs. negative) | 75/123 (61%) | 61/127 (48%) | 0.224a |
Blood viral load (copies/ml; min–max) | 58,015 | 4,287 | 0.025 b |
(234–1,134,000) | (178–49,600) | ||
Urine viral load (copies/ml; min–max) | 10,369,737 | 4,814,068 | 0.306b |
(1,000–572,000,000) | (399–111,000,000) | ||
CMV DNA in CSF (positive vs. negative) | 13/84 (15%) | 0/52 (0%) | <0.001a |
X2.
t-Student.
CSF: cerebrospinal fluid.
Statistically significant p-values are in bold.