Explorations & Innovations

CMV, A Multi-talented Virus

Time:
Wednesday, April 18th
8:00 a.m. CDT (Chicago, US )
3:00 p.m CET (Central European Time)
9:00 p.m (Hong Kong - China)

Free Registration

This web cast will be translated into Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, and Italian
– Se traducirá este webcast simultáneamente en Español.
– Der Web-Cast findet mit deutscher Simultanűbersetzung statt.
– Esta conferência, via WEB, terá tradução simultânea em Português.
– Cette conférence INTERNET sera traduite simultanément en Français.
– Questa webcast sará disponibile anche con traduzione simultanea in italiano.

The conference code for all numbers is: 3391673

(877) 237-8589 - US Toll Free
(706) 679-3653 - Italian
(706) 679-2451 - Spanish
(706) 679-9422 - German
(706) 643-0183 - French
(706) 758-1776 - Portuguese
(706) 679-2000 - English

Speaker

Prof. Marc van Ranst, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Chief of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Head of the Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

Learning Objectives

Describe the incidence and prevalence of CMV infections,
Identify people at risk for CMV infection and how the disease is transmitted,
Recognize the difference between primary and non-primary infection and the potential consequences of each,
Know what laboratory tests are available to aid in diagnosis, and
Understand how to use these tests, including avidity, to distinguish between primary and non-primary infection.