Quantification of Active and Latent Form of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in Umbilical Cord Blood Donors by Real-Time PCR

Quantification of Active and Latent Form of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in Umbilical Cord Blood Donors by Real-Time PCR

Background: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is believed to be a highly valuable source of hematopoietic stem cells for transplantation. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of active and latent human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in UCB donors in Iranian population. Methods: A total of 825 UCB sa...

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Main Authors: E Abedi, M Kheirandish, Z Sharifi, S Samiee, P Kokhaei, Z Pourpak, MJ Ashraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine
Subjects:
Fetal blood
Cord blood stem cell Transplantation
Herpesviridae
Cytomegalovirus
Real-time polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://www.ijotm.com/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/311

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