5/9/08

What is the comparative value of the various tests for cytomegalvirus?

Pubmed search

(cytomegalovirus infection) AND specificity AND (cohort studies OR meta-analysis) AND predictive value
LIMITS: human, English

Ø cohort studies of immunocompetent patients comparing methods

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Led to this review article, which summarizes diagnostic methods:

Gandhi MK, Khanna R. Human cytomegalovirus: clinical aspects, immune regulation,and emerging treatments. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Dec;4(12):725-38.