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

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...

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Main Authors: Maria Esterlita T. Villanueva, David M. Svinarich, Bernard Gonik, Enrique M. Ostrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744900000223

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