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EBV viral load

Transplant monitoring · also printed as EBV PCR, EBV DNA, EBV viral load, Epstein Barr virus PCR, EBV DNA PCR

Typical UK adult rangeNo single typical range

Not detected is the usual result and there is no typical range.

What this test measures

EBV PCR measures Epstein-Barr virus in blood. After transplantation, immune suppression can let the virus multiply, and the level is watched because of a link with a lymphoma-like condition.

Why doctors request it

Transplant clinics monitor it, especially in people who had never met the virus before transplant.

What commonly pushes it up

Immune suppression allowing reactivation

What commonly pushes it down

Reducing immune suppression

Everyday reasons for a value outside the range

Units differ between labs
Low-level detection is common

About the sample

No fasting needed.

Written by a UK consultant physician. Typical UK adult reference ranges; your laboratory's own printed range takes precedence.

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