Miocarditis aguda. miocarditis aguda. también conocida como miocarditis aguda. Diagnóstico rápido por PCR en niños

A B Martin1, S Webber, F J Fricker

  • 1Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77030.

Circulation
|July 1, 1994
PubMed
Resumen

La reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) detecta rápida y sensiblemente las infecciones virales en el tejido miocárdico, mejorando el diagnóstico de la miocarditis viral en niños. El adenovirus fue más prevalente que el enterovirus en este estudio.

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