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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2011; 17(9): 1185-1191
Published online Mar 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1185
Published online Mar 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1185
Diagnostic value of antigenemia assay for cytomegalovirus gastrointestinal disease in immunocompromised patients
Naoyoshi Nagata, Masao Kobayakawa, Takuji Gotoda, Junichi Akiyama, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
Takuro Shimbo, Department of Clinical Research and Informatics International Clinical Research Center Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
Kazufusa Hoshimoto, Department of Clinical Laboratory Pathological Division, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
Tomoyuki Yada, Naomi Uemura, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Kohnodai Hospital, 1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa city, Chiba, 272-8516, Japan
Shinichi Oka, Division of Aids Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
Author contributions: Nagata N participated in the design of the study, data acquisition and interpretation, performed endoscopy, and wrote the manuscript; Kobayakawa M participated in the design of the study and performed endoscopy; Shimbo T participated in the design of the study and contributed to evaluation for statistical analysis; Hoshimoto K made the pathological diagnosis and contributed to the writing of the manuscript; Yada T and Akiyama J performed endoscopy and contributed to the writing of the manuscript; Gotoda T, Oka S and Uemura N contributed to the writing of the manuscript; all authors read and approved the submitted version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Naoyoshi Nagata, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan. nnagata_ncgm@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: October 13, 2010
Revised: January 5, 2011
Accepted: January 12, 2011
Published online: March 7, 2011
Revised: January 5, 2011
Accepted: January 12, 2011
Published online: March 7, 2011
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