Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Urine Dried on Filter Paper
Minal M. Amin, Phili Wong, Mark McCann, Sheila C. Dollard
Abstract
Urine is the best specimen for the diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus, but collection and processing of liquid urine are impractical for screening. Urine dried on filter paper was processed by the same convenient, low-cost method used by newborn screening to test blood spots and showed high sensitivity and specificity.
Topics & Concepts
Dried bloodUrineMedicineFilter paperCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus infectionsFilter (signal processing)VirologyChromatographyInternal medicineHuman cytomegalovirusComputer scienceHerpesviridaeViral diseaseVirusChemistryComputer visionCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsParvovirus B19 Infection Studies