Prevalence and detection of cytomegalovirus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and simple ELISA in pregnant women

Prevalence and detection of cytomegalovirus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and simple ELISA in pregnant women

A total of 327 women were screened, amongst them, 7 (2.14%) were cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Antibodies against toxoplasma were also detected in 106 (32.41%) women, while 54 (16.51%) were anti CMV positive. Eleven (3.36%) and thirteen (3.97%) women were ant...

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Veröffentlicht in:African journal of biotechnology 2011-07, Vol.10 (34), p.6616-6619
Hauptverfasser: Shams, S, Ayaz, S, Khan, S, Khan, S N, Gul, I, Attaullah, S, Parveez, R, Farzand, R, Hussain, M
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Sprache:eng
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Human cytomegalovirus
Rubella virus
Toxoplasma
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Zusammenfassung:A total of 327 women were screened, amongst them, 7 (2.14%) were cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Antibodies against toxoplasma were also detected in 106 (32.41%) women, while 54 (16.51%) were anti CMV positive. Eleven (3.36%) and thirteen (3.97%) women were anti HSV and anti Rubella virus positive, respectively. High prevalence was recorded in age group 21 to 30 years which was 2.53% (4/158), followed by the age group
ISSN:1684-5315
1684-5315