objectives: human cytomegalovirus (cmv) is a major life-threatening pathogen for hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. specific tests are used for the diagnosis and monitoring of cmv infection in transplant patients. this study evaluates the performance of pp65 antigenemia and qualitative pcr assays for monitoring cmv in such patients. methods: we analyzed 179 clinical samples from 41...

viruses are the most common causes of aseptic meningitis. early detection, treatment and management of viral meningitis are priority. this study aimed to evaluate common viral meningitis in children referred to taleghani pediatrics hospital in gorgan, south east of caspian sea, iran. in this descriptive study csf and blood samples were taken from 40 children with negative bacterial culture who ...

vaccines is considered as a critical point and in-process of quality control (IPQC) test of vaccine production. Rapid tests, like real time PCR, are more appropriated when the production occurs at industrial scale because of the amounts of starting materials and the excess of consumed time required. In the current study, a real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction...