Utilidad de una técnica de Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa (PCR) cuantitativa en tiempo real en el diagnóstico de infección congénita y posnatal por citomegalovirus

The genomic amplification technique PCRq in real time was more sensitive than the other techniques evaluated. This technique should be considered as a reference (gold standard), leaving the cell culture as a second diagnostic level. The low cost and the automation of PCRq would enable the screening for CMV infection in large neonatal and postnatal populations.