Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Urine of Hearing-Impaired and Mentally Retarded Children by PCR and Cell Culture

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-108

  Pultoo, A ^a   Jankee, H ^a   Meetoo, G ^b   Pyndiah, M N ^b   Khittoo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b Queen Victoria Hospital   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINE; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

EID: 0034207620     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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