Prevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in different patient groups of a urban university in Brazil

This study sought for etndence of previous CMV infection in patients of a general hospital serving the low income population of Rio de Janeiro. An enzyme immunoassay was used to detect anti-CMV antibodies in 713 typical hospital patients classified into eight different groups. Positive tests were fo...

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Main Authors: José Hermôgenes Rocco Suassuna, Leila Lopes Leite, Lucia Helena Cavalheiro Villela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1995-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821995000200003&lng=en&tlng=en