Development and application of a PCR-based method including an internal control for diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Jones, Rachel N ^a   Neale, M Lynne ^b   Beattie, Brian ^a   Westmoreland, Diana ^a   Fox, Julie D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FETUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033989233     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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