Quantitation of cytomegalovirus: methodologic aspects and clinical applications

M Boeckh, G Boivin - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important pathogen in transplant recipients and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. Major progress has been made in …

Severe cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompetent patients

M Eddleston, S Peacock, M Juniper… - Clinical infectious …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Severe cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is rare in previously healthy immunocompetent
individuals; to our knowledge, only thirty-four such cases have been reported in the …

Measurement of human cytomegalovirus loads by quantitative real-time PCR for monitoring clinical intervention in transplant recipients

H Li, JS Dummer, WR Estes, S Meng… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Quantitative monitoring of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is helpful in
determining appropriate antiviral management of transplant recipients. Quantitative PCR …

Human cytomegalovirus

RL Hodinka - Manual of clinical microbiology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) belongs to a large family of herpesviruses that commonly infect
humans of all ages. Although infections with this virus are normally asymptomatic in healthy …

The genes encoding the gCIII complex of human cytomegalovirus exist in highly diverse combinations in clinical isolates

L Rasmussen, A Geissler, C Cowan, A Chase… - Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The UL74 (glycoprotein O [gO])-UL75 (gH)-UL115 (gL) complex of human
cytomegalovirus (CMV), known as the gCIII complex, is likely to play an important role in the …

Simultaneous quantification of Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and human herpesvirus 6 DNA in samples from transplant recipients by multiplex real-time PCR …

K Wada, N Kubota, Y Ito, H Yagasaki… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
We developed a multiplex real-time PCR assay using 6-carboxyfluorescein, 6-carboxy-4′,
5′-dichloro-2′, 7′-dimethoxyfluorescein, and carbocyanine 5-labeled probes to …

Inter-and intragenic variations complicate the molecular epidemiology of human cytomegalovirus

L Rasmussen, A Geissler… - The Journal of infectious …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Human cytomegalovirus isolates were analyzed, both by restriction fragment–length
polymorphism typing and by sequencing for intra-and intergenic variability at 9 sites on the …

Human cytomegalovirus DNA in plasma and serum specimens of renal transplant recipients is highly fragmented

R Boom, CJA Sol, T Schuurman… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Quantitation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in plasma and serum by PCR is increasingly
used to identify patients at risk for developing CMV disease and to monitor the efficacy of …

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction to predict occurrence of symptomatic cytomegalovirus infection and assess response to ganciclovir therapy in renal transplant …

TC Roberts, DC Brennan, RS Buller… - Journal of Infectious …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA levels were measured by quantitative-competitive polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) in weekly leukocyte samples from 50 renal transplant recipients …

Utility of urine and leukocyte cultures and plasma DNA polymerase chain reaction for identification of AIDS patients at risk for developing human cytomegalovirus …

M Shinkai, SA Bozzette, W Powderly… - Journal of Infectious …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Urine and blood leukocyte cultures and qualitative plasma polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
and quantitative competitive (QC) PCR were evaluated for their ability to identify AIDS …