Abstract
Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification assays for detection of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) immediate-early and pp67 mRNA in 65 amniotic fluid samples tested for prenatal diagnosis of congenital HCMV infection showed sensitivity, specificity, and negative and positive predictive values >90%.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1772-4 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2003 |
Keywords
- Amniotic Fluid
- Cytomegalovirus
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- Evaluation Studies
- Female
- Fetal Diseases
- Humans
- Journal Article
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Self-Sustained Sequence Replication
- Sensitivity and Specificity