TABLE 2.
EBV DNA levels in immunocompetent individuals, asymptomatic SOT recipients, and SOT recipients with symptomatic EBV infections
| EBV DNA level (GE/0.5 μg of DNA) | No. of subjects with the indicated level of EBV DNA/total no. tested (%)
|
PPV (%)b | NPV (%)b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immunocompetent individuals | Asymptomatic SOT recipients | SOT recipients with symptomatic EBV infectionsa | |||
| <10 | 23/25 (92.0) | 46/105 (43.8) | 0/15 | 100.0 | |
| 10–100 | 2/25 (8.0) | 34/105 (32.3) | 2/15 (13.3) | 5.5 | 84.5 |
| 101–1,000 | 0/25 | 19/105 (18.1) | 2/15 (13.3) | 9.5 | 86.8 |
| 1,001–10,000 | 0/25 | 6/105 (5.7) | 8/15 (53.3) | 57.1 | 93.3 |
| >10,000 | 0/25 | 0/105 (0.0) | 3/15 (20.0) | 100.0 | 89.7 |
a
Onset values.
b
Calculated with respect to asymptomatic SOT recipients.