Comparison of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and sodium citrate as anticoagulants in collection of samples for cytomegalovirus pp65 antigen detection in renal transplant recipients with suspected cytomegalovirus disease.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Antigenemia and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay are used for diagnosis of CMV disease. A number of anticoagulants are used for the collection of blood samples for antigenemia assay.