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Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis in Pts with AIDS by Cytomegalovirus Genomes in Cells of Cerebrospinal Fluid Neurol 50:693-697, Wildemann,B.,et al, 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract A nested polymerase chain reaction(PCR)assay was used to determine the levels of cytomegalovirus(CMV)genomes in cells of CSF from 19 patients with AIDS and 12 human immunodeficiency virus type I(HIV-1)seronegative individuals with various neurologic disorders.Quantitation of CMV genomes in CSF cells is indicative of latent or productive CMV infection and is a reliable means for diagnosis of CMVE in patients with AIDS.Detection of a cutoff value of cellular CMV genomes by means of nonquantitative PCR may identify patients at risk for CMV infection of the CNS.

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