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Recurrent high level parvovirus B19/genotype 2 viremia in a renal transplant recipient analyzed by real-time PCR for simultaneous detection of genotypes 1 to 3.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2005
Liefeldt Lutz, Plentz Annelie, Klempa Boris, Kershaw Olivia, Endres Anne-Sophie, Raab Ulla, Neumayer Hans-H, Meisel Helga, Modrow Susanne
Abstract excerpt
Organ transplant recipients infected with parvovirus B19 frequently develop persistent viremia associated with chronic anemia and pure red cell aplasia. In this study, a male renal transplant recipient who had been infected with parvovirus B19/genotype 2 after renal transplantation at the age of 34 years is described. The patient was repeatedly treated with high dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) that...
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