Detection of Cytomegalovirus in the Meconium of Infected Newborns by Polymerase Chain Reaction

• Main Authors: Maria Esterlita T. Villanueva (Author), David M. Svinarich (Author), Bernard Gonik (Author), Enrique M. Ostrea (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a leading cause of hearing loss and mental retardation throughout the. world. Detection of the CMV DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) offers a sensitive, rapid, and specific means of identification. Meconium, the stool formed in utero, may...