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TT VIRUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO VISITED A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL FOR ROUTINE PROCEDURE
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Departamento de Análises Clínicas. Florianópolis, SC, Santa Catarina.
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Departamento de Análises Clínicas. Florianópolis, SC, Santa Catarina.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Departamento de Análises Clínicas. Florianópolis, SC, Santa Catarina.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
TT virus (TTV) is a newly described nonenveloped human virus, with a circular, negative-stranded DNA genome, that was first identified in the blood of a patient with posttransfusion hepatitis of unknown etiology. PCR primers and conditions used for TTV DNA amplification may greatly influence the level of TTV detection in serum. Three PCR assays, with different regions of the genome as targets, were used to test TTV DNA in 130 sera from children and adults visiting a hospital in the south of Brazil, most of them for routine procedure. Forty-four percent of adult sera and 73% of sera from children aged 0-10 years were TTV positive with at least one PCR assay. However, the three assays were able to detect only 33%, 35%, and 70% of the total positive samples. Our results showed a high prevalence of TTV infection in the south of Brazil, particularly among young children, and confirmed the necessity of performing several PCR assays to assess the true TTV prevalence in a determined population.
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