Cytomegalovirus Diagnostics

 Diagnostics is based on detection of signs of virus standing in human body and includes next laboratory tests:

 - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is considered today most accurate method to diagnose viral infections.

 - Blood tests that help to detect antibodies to cytomegalovirus.

 - Microscopic examination of swabs of saliva, sperm, secretion from cervix and vagina, delivery waters (during pregnancy) to detect giant cells with typical incorporations (symptom of eye agate).

Instrumental method helping to detect viral infection in fetus is ultrasound examination.

Ultrasound examination helps to detect intrauterine growth retardation, hepatomegaly, increase of brain ventricles, liquid in abdominal cavity (ascites), calcifications in liver and intestine.