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. 2020 Jul 13;13(7):e235131. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235131

Table 2.

Viral serological and PCR results

Investigations Results Interpretation Normal range
Heterophile Ab Positive Positive Negative
EBV VCA IgM EIA >160.0 Positive ≤35.9 U/mL (negative)
EBV VCA IgG EIA 99.9 Positive ≤17.9 U/mL (negative)
EBV EA Ab EIA >150.0 Positive ≤8.9 U/mL (negative)
EBNA IgG EIA <3.0 Negative ≤17.9 U/mL (negative)
CMV IgM Ab <8.0 Negative ≤29.9 AU/mL (negative)
CMV IgG Ab 0.23 Negative ≤0.59 U/mL (negative)
CMV PCR Not detected Negative Not detected
Parvovirus B19 IgM Ab 1.8 Positive ≤0.8 index (negative)
Parvovirus B19 IgG Ab 0.2 Negative ≤0.8 index (negative)
Parvovirus B19 IgM Ab* 1.0 Negative ≤0.8 index (negative)
Parvovirus B19 IgG Ab* 0.4 Equivocal ≤0.8 index (negative)

*Parvovirus serological tests were repeated 1 week after the initial tests due to the possibility of an initial non-specific polyclonal IgM response.

Ab, antibody; CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV EA, Epstein-Barr virus early antigen; EBNA, Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen; EBV VCA, Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen; EIA, enzyme immunoassay.