External quality assessment of cytomegalovirus DNA detection on dried blood spots

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Testing for viral DNA in neonatal blood dried on paper (DBS) has proved a valid means of diagnosing congenital CMV infection with both clinical and epidemiological relevance. To assess the quality of the detection of CMV-DNA on DBS i...

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Main Authors: Binda Sandro, MacKay William G, Barbi Maria, van Loon Anton M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/2