Standardization of the human cytomegalovirus antigenemia assay by means of in vitro-generated pp65-positive peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3585-3589

  Gerna, Giuseppe ^a   Percivalle, Elena ^a   Torsellini, Maria ^a   Revello, M Grazia ^a  

^a Servizio di Virologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5;

EID: 0031725068     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3585-3589.1998     Document Type: Article

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