COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN VIDAS SYSTEM AND PCR TECHNIQUE IN DIAGNOSIS THE CMV IN ABORTED WOMEN
Cytomegalovirus, also known as CMV, is one of the microorganisms responsible for the highest number of miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women around the world. It is also one of the most major causes of fetal mortality. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the Vidas system and traditional PCR in the identification of cytomegalovirus in pregnant women experiencing complications related to abortion, this research project was designed. This study was successful in collecting sixty serum samples from female participants from the Babylon province, which were then categorized. In the first group there were forty women who were experiencing recurrent miscarriages. In the second group there were twenty women who were healthy and served as a control. According to the findings, forty of the serum samples that were analyzed using the Vidas system were positive, but only thirty of the samples were positive when tested using the PCR approach. The PCR method has a higher sensitivity than the Vidas system when it comes to the detection of cytomegalovirus in pregnant women who have undergone an abortion.
Keywords: PCR Technique, Vidas System, CMV, Abortion