Shell-vial culture and pp65 antigenemia assay in the detection of cytomegalovirus in the first blood sample of renal transplant recipients

Correlation between the detection of vir

Correlation between the detection of viral DNA by the polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood leukocytes and serological responses to human herpesvirus 6, human herpesvirus 7, and cytomegalovirus in renal allograft recipients

✍ Osman, H. K.; Peiris, J. S. M.; Taylor, C. E.; Karlberg, J. P. E.; Madeley, C. R 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 61 KB 👁 2 views

Diagnosis of significant infections by human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6) and 7 (HHV7) in transplant patients has proved difficult because both viruses are ubiquitous and can cause persistent infections in their hosts. The significance of viral DNA detected in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs; DNAemia) by