Amanda Hernandez, Jacqueline Emmons, Daniel B. Wimmer, D. Payne
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Abstract
1. What is CMV, and why is CMV infection significant in transplant recipients? 2. What laboratory tests are used for the detection of active CMV infection? 3. What is pp65 antigenemia? 4. What is real-time PCR? 5. What are the advantages of using real-time PCR over other methods for detecting (eg, viral culture) and/or quantifying viral DNA? 6. How do you explain the patient’s test results? 7. What assay(s) would you use to definitively explain the test results?
期刊介绍:
Lab Medicine is a peer-reviewed biomedical journal published quarterly by the ASCP and Oxford University Press. The journal invites submission of manuscripts on topics related to clinical chemistry and microbiology, hematology, immunology, transfusion medicine, molecular diagnostics, cytology, histology, and laboratory administration and management. Original research, reviews, and case reports are considered for publication. Lab Medicine is indexed (under the title Laboratory Medicine) by the National Library of Medicine and is included in the PubMed database.