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Typing of Human Adenoviruses in Specimens from Immunosuppressed Patients by PCR-Fragment Length Analysis and Real-Time Quantitative PCR
1 Aug 2006
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Currently, 51 human adenovirus (AdV) serotypes, which are divided into six species (A to F), are known. AdV infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed individuals, particularly in allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) recipients. Any AdV species may cause life-threatening disease, but little information is available on the clinical relevance of individual serotypes. The use of...
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