Article
Relationship of TT virus and Helicobacter pylori infections in gastric tissues of patients with gastritis.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2003
Maggi Fabrizio, Marchi Santino, Fornai Claudia, Tempestini Elena, Andreoli Elisabetta, Lanini Letizia, Vatteroni Maria Linda, Bellini Massimo, De Bortoli Nicola, Costa Francesco, Pistello Mauro, Specter Steven, Bendinelli Mauro
Abstract excerpt
Blood and gastric tissue biopsies of 34 patients with gastritis were tested for the presence of TT virus (TTV), a ubiquitous virus found in the blood of most humans. Thirty-one of these patients were TTV positive, and 27 patients had virus in both tissues. In addition, 13 of the patients who had TTV in gastric tissue were Helicobacter pylori positive. There was an association of higher TTV titers in gastric...
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