Semi-quantitative detection of cytomegalovirus DNA from native serum and plasma by nested PCR: Influence of DNA extraction procedures

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-135

  Hamprecht, Klaus ^a   Mikeler, Elfriede ^a   Jahn, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; DNA extraction; Limiting dilution nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Plasma; Serum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; PHENOL; PROTEINASE K; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SERUM; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHLOROFORM; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PHENOL; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM IODIDE; VIREMIA;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031455715     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00148-1     Document Type: Article

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