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Diagnostic value of human cytomegalovirus DNA PCR regarding different clinical specimens

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In transplant recipients, a positive HCMV PCR in PBLs is a sign of the possible development of HCMV disease which should be confirmed by further diagnostic approaches. However, detection of HCMV DNA in the CSF appears to be a specific marker of pathological processes, exemplified in a case of HCMV encephalitis.

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  1. Institute of Medical Virology, Humboldt University, Charité Medical School, Schumannstr. 20/21, D-10098, Berlin, Germany

    S. Prösch, H. Meisel & D. H. Krüger

  2. Clinic of Neurology, Humboldt University, Charité Medical School, Schumannstr. 20/21, D-10098, Berlin, Germany

    E. Schielke & K. M. Einhäupl

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Prösch, S., Meisel, H., Schielke, E. et al. Diagnostic value of human cytomegalovirus DNA PCR regarding different clinical specimens. Experientia 52, 304–305 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01919521

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