Detection of cytomegalovirus in upper gastrointestinal biopsies from heart transplant recipients: Comparison of light microscopy, immunocytochemistry, in situ hybridisation, and nested PCR

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 807-811

  Muir, S W ^a   Murray, J ^a   Farquharson, M A ^a   Wheatley, D J ^b   McPhaden, A R ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Cardiopulmonary T ^*

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Heart transplantation; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0031769422     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.11.807     Document Type: Article

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