title: Rapid detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in sera using the polymerase chain reaction: relationship with clinical diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection after renal transplantation.
abstract: A 21-year-old man had chronic renal failure and received a renal transplant. We used the polymerase chain reaction technique to detect cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in serum, blood, and urine for the diagnosis of CMV infection after the renal transplantation. CMV DNA in the serum was detected by polymerase chain reaction only during the active stage, while CMV DNA in urine and blood was detected even during the silent stage of CMV infection. It is suggested that the use of the polymerase chain reaction in serum would be useful for the rapid diagnosis of active CMV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hironaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral