Diagnostic value of detecting JC virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
AUTOR(ES)
Fong, I W
RESUMO
JC virus DNA was detected by PCR in the cerebrospinal fluid of 17 of 23 (73.9%) patients with confirmed cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and 2 of 48 (4.2%) controls without progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The sensitivity and specificity of this PCR were 74 and 95.8%, respectively, while the positive and negative predictive values were 89.5 and 88.5%, respectively.
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