Monitoring human cytomegalovirus infection with nested PCR: comparison of positive rates in plasma and leukocytes and with quantitative PCR

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection poses a significant health threat to immunocompromised individuals. Here we performed this study to set up a highly sensitive nested PCR method applicable for detecting HCMV infection in high-ri...

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Main Authors: Zhou Yi-Hua, Zhang Shu, Li Lei, Hu Yali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/7/1/73