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. 2001 Feb;45(2):495–501. doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.2.495-501.2001

TABLE 2.

Viral cultures of plasma samples with MAGIC 5 cells

Virus load (copies/ml) No. positivea/tested % Positive
>106 5/5 100
≦105 – <106 63/68 92
≦104 – <105 73/102 71
≦103 – <104 5/63 7
<103 4/34 11
a

At least one blue cell was observed within 2 weeks in positive isolates. A large amount of infection-competent virus was present in the culture supernatant thereafter.