Evaluation of PCR primers for early diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection following liver transplantation

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 526-530

  Mendez, Julio C ^a   Espy, Mark J ^a   Smith, Thomas F ^a   Wilson, Jennie A ^a   Paya, Carlos V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031984936     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.526-530.1998     Document Type: Article

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