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Limited diagnostic value of a multiplexed gastrointestinal pathogen panel for the detection of adenovirus infection in an oncology patient population.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2017
McMillen Tracy, Lee Yeon Joo, Kamboj Mini, Babady N Esther
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of Adenovirus infections in transplant patients may be accomplished using either plasma or stool samples. IVD-cleared multiplexed gastrointestinal (GI) PCR panels offer an option for rapid testing of stool samples but most only target Adenovirus (HAdV) types F40/41. OBJECTIVES: Given the potential significance of a positive adenovirus test in an immunocompromised patient, we sought to...
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