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  2. Owl's eye appearance - Wikipedia

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    The study found a strong relationship with a positive CMV PCR (p < 0.001). [2] The discovery led to a result that owl's eye appearances were a strong sign for finding cytomegalovirus inside organs. [2] In 2006, a case study journal wrote that owls' eye signs were found in patients with compromised immune system. [9]

  3. Cytomegalovirus retinitis - Wikipedia

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    Cytomegalovirus retinitis, also known as CMV retinitis, is an inflammation of the retina of the eye that can lead to blindness. [1] Caused by human cytomegalovirus , it occurs predominantly in people whose immune system has been compromised, including 15-40% of those with AIDS.

  4. Cytomegalovirus - Wikipedia

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    Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (from cyto-'cell' via Greek κύτος kútos - 'container' + μέγας mégas 'big, megalo-' + -virus via Latin vīrus 'poison') is a genus of viruses in the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae, [3] in the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae. Humans and other primates serve as natural hosts.

  5. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection - Wikipedia

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    Congenital CMV cannot be diagnosed if the infant is tested more than one week after birth. [citation needed] Visually healthy infants are not routinely tested for CMV infection although only 10–20% will show signs of infection at birth [citation needed] though up to 80% may go onto show signs of prenatal infection in later life. If a pregnant ...

  6. Polymerase chain reaction - Wikipedia

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    A strip of eight PCR tubes, each containing a 100 μL reaction mixture Placing a strip of eight PCR tubes into a thermal cycler. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a method widely used to make millions to billions of copies of a specific DNA sample rapidly, allowing scientists to amplify a very small sample of DNA (or a part of it) sufficiently to enable detailed study.

  7. Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections - Wikipedia

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    In the past nucleic acid tests have mainly been used as a secondary test to confirm positive serological results. [3] However, as they become cheaper and more automated, they are increasingly becoming the primary tool for diagnostics and can also be use for monitoring of treatment of viral infected individuals t.

  8. COVID-19 testing - Wikipedia

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    For example, suppose incidence is 5%. Testing 100 people at random using a test that has a specificity of 95% would yield on average 5 people who are actually negative who would incorrectly test positive. Since 5% of the subjects actually are positive, another five would also test positive correctly, totaling 10 positive results.

  9. Viral load - Wikipedia

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    The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method of in vitro DNA synthesis uses a DNA template, polymerase, buffers, primers, and nucleotides to multiply the HIV in the blood sample. Then a chemical reaction marks the virus. The markers are measured and used to calculate the amount of virus. PCR is used to quantify integrated DNA.