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  2. 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 ...

  3. Cytomegalovirus colitis - Wikipedia

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    CMV colitis may be clinically manifested with diarrhea (usually non-bloody), abdominal pain, weight loss and anorexia. The diagnosis of CMV colitis is based on serology, CMV antigen testing and colonoscopy with biopsy. Clinical suspicion should be aroused in the setting of immunocompromised patient but it is much rarer in immunocompetent patient.

  4. Human betaherpesvirus 5 - Wikipedia

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    An ELISA technique for CMV-specific IgM is available, but may give false-positive results unless steps are taken to remove rheumatoid factor or most of the IgG antibody before the serum sample is tested. Because CMV-specific IgM may be produced in low levels in reactivated CMV infection, its presence is not always indicative of primary infection.

  5. 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.

  6. Coombs test - Wikipedia

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    IgG antibodies are smaller and require assistance to bridge well enough to form a visual agglutination reaction. Reagents used to enhance IgG detection are referred to as potentiators. RBCs have a net negative charge called zeta potential which causes them to have a natural repulsion for one another.

  7. Cytomegalovirus vaccine - Wikipedia

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    In March 2019, Helocyte and City of Hope National Medical Center announced positive phase two results for Triplex. They are working on finding funding for Phase III research and then FDA approval. Moderna is working on mRNA-1647, a mRNA CMV vaccine. It was the first mRNA vaccine to enter phase 2 clinical trials.

  8. California health department reports possible bird flu case ...

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    By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was ...

  9. Complement fixation test - Wikipedia

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    A schematic of a complement fixation test. The complement fixation test is an immunological medical test that can be used to detect the presence of either specific antibody or specific antigen in a patient's serum, based on whether complement fixation occurs.