PCR tests for uterine cervical secretion are promising noninvasive methods for predicting congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2017 Jun;17(6):535-537. doi: 10.1080/14737159.2017.1318068. Epub 2017 Apr 13.

Authors

Kenji Tanimura¹, Yasuhiko Ebina¹, Hideto Yamada¹

Affiliation

¹ a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine , Kobe , Japan.

PMID: 28395562
DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2017.1318068

No abstract available

Keywords: Cytomegalovirus; congenital infection; polymerase chain reaction; pregnancy; uterine cervical secretion.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Cervix Uteri / virology*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / transmission*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / virology
DNA, Viral
Extracellular Fluid / virology*
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
Muromegalovirus / genetics*
Polymerase Chain Reaction* / methods
Prenatal Diagnosis
Prognosis

Substances

DNA, Viral