TABLE 2.
Number (percentage) of babies in the three different groups according to the presence or absence of HCMV, as defined by the cell culture assay and the quantitative PCR
Group | No. (%) HCMV positive by:
|
No. (%) HCMV negative by:
|
||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cell culture | Quantitative PCR | Cell culture | Quantitative PCR | |
1 | 4 (6.9) | 5 (8.6) | 54 (93.1) | 53 (91.4) |
2 | 14 (10.3) | 17 (12.5) | 120 (88.2) | 117 (86.1) |
Control | 11 (3.3) | 15 (4.5) | 317 (95.5) | 317 (95.5) |