| PATHOGEN |
RT-PCR |
GWC |
| Parasites |
|
|
|
Toxoplasma gondii |
X |
X |
| Toxocara canis |
NA |
X |
| Viruses |
|
|
| Cytomegalovirus |
X# |
X |
| Enteroviruses |
X |
NA |
| Epstein-Barr virus |
X# |
NA |
| Herpes simplex virus |
X |
X |
| HIV |
X# |
NA |
| Human herpesvirus 6 |
X# |
NA |
| Measles virus |
NA |
X |
| Mumps virus |
NA |
X& |
| Parvovirus B19 |
X |
X |
|
Parechovirus |
X |
NA |
| Rubella virus |
X |
X |
| Varicella zoster virus |
X |
X |
| Bacteria |
|
|
|
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) |
X |
X |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
X |
NA |
| Treponema pallidum (syphilis) |
X |
NA |
RT-PCR: Real-time polymerase chain reaction; GWC: Goldmann-Witmer coefficient
NA: not available
#: quantitative on demand
&: experimental assay