The clinical relevance of different laboratory tests in CMV diagnosis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 100, 1996, Pages 64-71

  Ehrnst, Anneka ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

BIOPSY; BODY FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MONITORING; ORGAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; VIREMIA; CASE REPORT; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0029658074     PISSN: 03008878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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