Use of stored dried blood spots for retrospective diagnosis of congenital CMV

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1394-1398

  Atkinson, Claire ^a   Walter, Simone ^b   Sharland, Mike ^c   Tookey, Pat ^d   Luck, Suzanne ^a   Peckham, Catherine ^d   Griffiths, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital; Cytomegalovirus; Dried blood spot; Stability

Indexed keywords

DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD STORAGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DNA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DESICCATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 68049103163     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21543     Document Type: Article

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