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Cytomegalovirus Viral Load in Bronchoalveolar Lavage to Diagnose Lung Transplant Associated CMV Pneumonia
- Source :
- Transplantation; February 2018, Vol. 102 Issue: 2 p326-332, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Diagnosing cytomegalovirus pneumonia is difficult. Cytomegalovirus viral load in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid at a cut off of 4500 IU/ml has a sensitivity of 91% and specificity of 77% to diagnose viral pneumonia and is more reliable than plasma using a cut off value of 270 IU/mL.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00411337 and 15346080
- Volume :
- 102
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Transplantation
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs49255177
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000001927