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. 1997 Feb;35(2):525–526. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.2.525-526.1997

Quantitation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in leukocytes of human immunodeficiency virus-infected subjects with and without CMV disease by using PCR and the SHARP Signal Detection System.

G Boivin 1, J Handfield 1, G Murray 1, E Toma 1, R Lalonde 1, J G Lazar 1, M G Bergeron 1
PMCID: PMC229619  PMID: 9003635

Abstract

We report the development of a simple and rapid PCR assay for quantitation of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA load in polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Using this system, a very good correlation was found between a high number of CMV copies in the blood and the presence of CMV disease in subjects with AIDS.

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