Novel DNA assay for cytomegalovirus detection: Comparison with conventional culture and pp65 antigenemia assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3097-3100

  Veal, Nary ^a   Payan, Christopher ^a   Fray, Dominique ^a   Sarol, Lilen ^a   Blanchet, Odile ^a   Kouyoumdjian, Samuel ^a   Lunel, Françoise ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIGEN PP 65;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; MUREX;

EID: 0029982142     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3097-3100.1996     Document Type: Article

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