Table 3:
Recipient Monitoring for Viral Infection Post-Xenotransplantation (adapted from 4)
Virus Name – non-commercial testing | Testing Method |
---|---|
Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus (PERV) A, B, C, AC | Qualitative and Quantitative (QNAT) Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT); Antibody-based tests (serology, ELISA, Western Blot) |
Porcine Lymphotropic Herpesvirus Type 2 (PLHV-2) | QNAT |
Porcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV) | NAT; Antibody-based tests |
Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) – per protocol | QNAT |
Human Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – per protocol | QNAT |