Acute myocarditis : rapid diagnosis by PCR in children

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 330 - 339
• Main Authors: MARTIN, A. B, WEBBER, S, BRICKER, J. T, TOWBIN, J. A, FRICKER, F. J, JAFFE, R, DEMMLER, G, KEARNEY, D, YAO-HUA ZHANG, BODURTHA, J, GELB, B, JIYUAN NI
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.07.1994; American Heart Association, Inc
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Base Sequence; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Molecular Probes - genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Myocarditis - diagnosis; Myocarditis - microbiology; Myocarditis - pathology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Serologic Tests; Time Factors; Viral cardiopathies; Viral diseases; Virus Diseases - diagnosis; Human; Adenoviridae; Cardiomyopathy; Acute; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Myocardial disease; Infection; Virus; Myocarditis; Polymerase chain reaction; Pathology; Heart disease; Electrocardiography; Diagnosis; Molecular biology; Child

The diagnosis of viral myocarditis remains difficult and generally depends on clinical and histological criteria. Viral cultures and serology are often unrewarding, with low yields. The purpose of this study was to analyze the usefulness of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the rapid diagnosis of a...