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Table 2 Detection of CMV, EBV, and HIV in blood samples over time

From: Fulminant anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) concomitant with primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, and human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) infection together with Epstein-Barr-virus (EBV) reactivation in a patient with asymptomatic HIV-infection

Test used

9 months priora) to admission

Day 3a)

Day 10b)

Day 21a)

CMV-isolation, classical and rapid

  

Positive

 

Quantitative CMV-DNA in plasma/serum (copies/mL)

Negative

3700

6000

2700

Quantitative EBV-DNA in plasma/serum (copies/mL)

Negative

250

520

5600

Quantitavie HHV-8-DNA In plasma/serum (copies/mL)

Negative

Negative

11000

54000

Quantitative HIV-RNA in plasma/serum (copies/mL)

30,000

31000

 

27000

  1. a)tested in serum
  2. b)tested on EDTA-blood