title: Rapid early diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus infection can now be diagnosed rapidly in the laboratory by methods which are reviewed here. Together with the clinical investigation of patients early in their infection before extensive tissue damage has occurred, these methods offer the option of considering therapeutic intervention in some patients.
authors: Department of Virology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors: P D
authors: PD
authors: Griffiths
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Grundy
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral