Evaluation of a novel real-time PCR system for cytomegalovirus DNA quantitation on whole blood and correlation with pp65-antigen test in guiding pre-emptive antiviral treatment

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 9-16

  Allice, Tiziano ^a   Cerutti, Francesco ^a   Pittaluga, Fabrizia ^a   Varetto, Silvia ^a   Franchello, Alessandro ^b   Salizzoni, Mauro ^b   Ghisetti, Valeria ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automation; CMV; pp65 Antigen test; Real time PCR; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DNA EXTRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VIRAL LOAD; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 39049154733     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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