Evaluation of three Polymerase chain reaction tests targeting morphological transforming region II, UL-83 gene and glycoprotein O gene for the detection of Human Cytomegalovirus genome in clinical specimens of immunocompromised patients in Chennai, India

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) continues to be an important cause of morbidity and occasional mortality in immunocompromised patients. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the most sensitive and commonly used method for the assessment of...

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Main Authors: Therese KL, Madhavan HN, Sowmya P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/3/1/20