Development and evaluation of a real-time quantitative PCR for the detection of human cytomegalovirus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 121-131

  Kearns, A M ^a   Guiver, M ^b   James, V ^a   King, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Quantitative PCR; Real time PCR; Transplant patients; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TITRATION;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5;

EID: 0035010125     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(01)00307-X     Document Type: Article

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