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Molecular epidemiology and genotyping of TT virus isolated from Saudi blood donors and hepatitis patients.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Al-Mozaini Maha A, Al-Ahdal Mohammed N, Kessie George, Dela Cruz Damian M, Rezeig Mohammed A, Al-Shammary Fahad J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Saudi Arabia, the epidemiology and clinical significance of Torque Teno virus (TTV) infection alone and in patients with hepatitis virus infections have not been determined in a single study. In this paper, we molecularly investigated the rate and genotypes of TTV infection among Saudi Arabian blood donors and patients with viral hepatitis. The effect of TTV coinfection on viral hepatitis was also...
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