Diagnostic virology has now entered the mainstream of medical practice. Multiple methods
are used for the laboratory diagnosis of viral infections, including viral culture, antigen …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV), the fifth member of the human herpesvirus family, is one of the
largest viruses known to cause clinical disease. It is a double‐stranded DNA virus that …

To determine whether cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemiaguided ganciclovir treatment may
be as effective, may require less treatment, and thus may cause less marrow toxicity than …

Background Photopheresis is an immunoregulatory technique in which lymphocytes are
reinfused after exposure to a photoactive compound (methoxsalen) and ultraviolet A light …

The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can cause lifelong infection with episodes of
endogenous reactivation. Intrauterine fetal infection and infection of immunocompromised …

Background. The quantitation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA is a cornerstone in the
management of CMV disease in transplant recipients. However, a consensus as to what is …

Recipients of allogeneic transplants are at risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and
disease during the period of immune compromise after transplantation. The limitations of …

The correlation between the prototype AMPLICOR CMV MONITOR test (Roche Molecular
Systems), a quantitative PCR assay, and the cytomegalovirus (CMV) pp65 antigenemia …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major cause of problems following solid organ
transplantation, accounting for a significant increase in morbidity and affiliated costs …

Blood samples from 132 consecutive hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients were
obtained and tested weekly for BK virus DNA by use of quantitative real-time PCR. Forty-four …