Detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid in immunocompetent patients as a sign of active infection

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 274-280

  Studahl, M ^a   Bergstrom T ^a   Ekeland Sjoberg K ^a   Ricksten, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cerebrospinal fluid; cytomegalovirus; non compromised patients; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VIRUS LATENCY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 0029061332     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890460319     Document Type: Article

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