Table 1.

Sequences of the primers used in PCR.

Microorganism/Gene	Primers (5′-3′)/Probe
Chlamydia pneumoniae	Forward—GTTGTTCATGAAGGCCTACT Reverse—TGCATAACCTACGGTGTGTT
Helicobacter pylori	Forward—CGCTGAAATCTCTCTTTATG) Reverse—CATGCTTTGATTGCCGATAGC
Cytomegalovirus	Forward—GAAGGTGCAGGTGCCCTG Reverse—GTCTCGACGAACGACGTACG
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase	Forward—GGGCTCTCCAGAACATCATCC Reverse—GTCCACCACTGACACGTTGG Probe—FAM-CCTCTACTGGCGCTGCCAAGGCT-TAMRA