Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients by a quantitative RNA-DNA hybrid capture assay for cytomegalovirus DNA in leukocytes

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 124-127

  Rollag, H ^a   Sagedal, S ^a   Holter, E ^a   Degre M ^a   Ariansen, S ^a   Nordal, K P ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus pp65; Kidney transplantation; Polymerase chain reaction; RNA DNA hybrid capture assay

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031748092     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01682170     Document Type: Article

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