title: Rapid detection directly from patient serum samples of human cytomegalovirus UL97 mutations conferring ganciclovir resistance.
abstract: Ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus can cause disease and death in transplant recipients. We describe here a rapid PCR- and sequencing-based assay for ganciclovir resistance that can be performed in 1 to 2 working days directly from patient specimens, without the need for amplification of the virus by cell culture. An evaluation of 120 sequential samples submitted for clinical testing revealed a variety of silent and amino acid mutations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Jared
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castor
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corey
authors.forename: Keith R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Jerome
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000821:virology; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D044967:Serum / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C075365:ganciclovir kinase; D015774:Ganciclovir