Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6121214 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Prevalence and level of HCMV viraemia in sub-Saharan HIV-exposed and infected infants peaks at 3-4 months of age. Quantitative HCMV PCR may be useful in diagnosing HCMV pneumonia.
Keywords
Prevention of mother to child transmissionPMTCTNPAROCEODIQRPCPBALQuantitative PCRPneumocystis pneumoniaNasopharyngeal aspiratesPneumoniacytomegalovirusCMVOpportunistic infectionconfidence intervalbronchoalveolar lavageinter-quartile rangeinduced sputumodds ratioInfantpolymerase chain reactionPCRHIVreceiver operating characteristics
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Authors
Nei-Yuan Hsiao, Marco Zampoli, Brenda Morrow, Heather J. Zar, Diana Hardie,