Understanding Viral Load Assays for Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus

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Our speaker for this program is Dr. Thomas Grys, Associate Laboratory Director, Mayo Medical Laboratories New England, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Grys will discuss the utility of assays used to quantify Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus. He will also describe the variability inherent to measuring a viral load, and how this must be considered when interpreting results in a clinical context.

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Related Tests

• #82986 Cytomegalovirus, Molecular Detection, Quantitative PCR, Plasma
• #82987 Epstein-Barr Virus, Molecular Detection, Quantitative PCR, Blood

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• Learn more about Thomas E. Grys, Ph.D..
• Learn more about the Division of Clinical Microbiology

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