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Mother-to-infant transmission of TT virus: prevalence, extent and mechanism of vertical transmission
1 Nov 2000
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OBJECTIVE: It is currently unknown which mechanisms are responsible for TT virus (TTV) infection in early childhood and whether it may be transmitted in utero from mother to infant. METHODS: The prevalence, mode and extent of maternal TTV transmission was investigated by testing blood, cord blood and breast milk samples from mother-infant pairs for the existence of the novel DNA virus. RESULTS: By means of...
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