Retrospective diagnostics of congenital cytomegalovirus infection performed by polymerase chain reaction in blood stored on filter paper

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 465-468

  Johansson, P J Hugo ^a,c   Jönsson, Marianne ^a   Ahlfors, Karin ^a   Ivarsson, Sten A ^a   Svanberg, Lars ^a   Guthenberg, Claes ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030688864     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709011855     Document Type: Article

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