Clinical Utility of Cytomegalovirus Viral Load in Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Lung Transplant Recipients

The utility of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load (VL) by quantitative hybrid capture assay (Q‐HCA) was investigated in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from lung transplant recipients and compared with BAL cultures and blood VL. Forty‐three consecutive BAL samples from 27 lung transplant recipients were...

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Published in:	American journal of transplantation Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 544 - 548
Main Authors:	Chemaly, Roy F., Yen‐Lieberman, Belinda, Chapman, Jeffrey, Reilly, Amy, Bekele, B. Nebiyou, Gordon, Steven M., Procop, Gary W., Shrestha, Nabin, Isada, Carlos M., DeCamp, Malcolm, Avery, Robin K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Munksgaard International Publishers 01.03.2005
Subjects:	Adult Aged BAL Biomarkers Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - virology CMV Cytomegalovirus Cytomegalovirus Infections - diagnosis Female Humans lung transplant Lung Transplantation Male Middle Aged Viral Load
ISSN:	1600-6135, 1600-6143
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