Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a leading congenital infectious agent in developed countries. In the past, the incidence of congenital infection has been rather low in Japan because a high seroprevalence of CMV present in young women. However, this seroprevalence has been decreasing in recent years,
Modification of CMV DNA detection from dried blood spots for diagnosing congenital CMV infection
✍ Scribed by Sandro Binda; Simona Caroppo; Patrizia Didò; Valeria Primache; Licia Veronesi; Agata Calvario; Andrea Piana; Maria Barbi
- Book ID
- 116630579
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-6532
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