PCR detection of viral DNA in serum as an ancillary analysis for the diagnosis of acute mononucleosis-like syndrome due to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in immunocompetent patients

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-196

  Navalpotro, David ^a   Gimeno, Concepción ^a   Navarro, David ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV); Mononucleosis syndrome; Serum PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYNDROME; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 30144436194     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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