Human cytomegalovirus load in various body fluids of congenitally infected newborns

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages 81-87

  Halwachs Baumann, Gabriele ^a   Genser, Bernd ^a   Pailer, Sabine ^a   Engele, Heidi ^a   Rosegger, Hellfried ^a   Schalk, Andreas ^b   Kessler, Harald H ^c   Truschnig Wilders, Martie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Villach Hospital   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Body fluid; Congenital infection; Human cytomegalovirus; Polymerase chain reaction; Virus load

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR;

BODY FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; URINALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 0036897932     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(02)00188-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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