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SUBMITTER: Razonable RR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC88568 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Razonable R R RR Brown R A RA Espy M J MJ Rivero A A Kremers W W Wilson J J Groettum C C Smith T F TF Paya C V CV
Journal of clinical microbiology 20011201 12
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA quantitation in clinical specimens is progressively becoming a cornerstone in the diagnosis and management of CMV infection in the immunocompromised host. We evaluated two automated and reproducible PCR tests, the LightCycler (Roche Molecular Biochemicals, Indianapolis, Ind.) and the COBAS AMPLICOR CMV Monitor (Roche Diagnostics, Pleasanton, Calif.), for the detection of CMV DNA in blood samples from transplant recipients with CMV infection as determined by shell vial c ...[more]