Comparative quantification of human cytomegalovirus DNA in blood of immunocompromised patients by PCR and Murex Hybrid Capture(TM) System

Clinical and Diagnostic Virology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-165

  Baldanti, Fausto ^a   Zavattoni, Maurizio ^a   Sarasini, Antonella ^a   Gatti, Marta ^a   Chezzi, Lucia ^a   Gerna, Giuseppe ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Human cytomegalovirus; Human cytomegalovirus antigenemia; Human cytomegalovirus viremia; Quantification of human cytomegalovirus DNA; Solid organ transplant recipients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TITRATION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5; MUREX;

EID: 0031215138     PISSN: 09280197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0197(97)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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