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Human parvovirus 4 in the bone marrow of Italian patients with AIDS.
AIDS (London, England) - 11 Jul 2007
Longhi Erika, Bestetti Giovanna, Acquaviva Veronica, Foschi Antonella, Piolini Roberta, Meroni Luca, Magni Carlo, Antinori Spinello, Parravicini Carlo, Corbellino Mario
Abstract excerpt
Human parvovirus 4 (PARV4) is a recently discovered member of the Parvoviridae. We investigated the presence of this virus in bone-marrow aspirates of 35 Italian patients with AIDS. Viral DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction in over 40% of patients (16/35). The infection was most prevalent in injection drug users (IDU; 12/18; 66.7%) as opposed to non-IDU (4/17; 23.5%). PARV4 infection is widespread in...
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