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Prevalence of parvovirus B19 and human bocavirus DNA in the heart of patients with no evidence of dilated cardiomyopathy or myocarditis.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Dec 2009
Kuethe Friedhelm, Lindner Juha, Matschke Klaus, Wenzel Juergen J, Norja Päivi, Ploetze Katrin, Schaal Sarah, Kamvissi Virginia, Bornstein Stefan R, Schwanebeck Uta, Modrow Susanne
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BACKGROUND: Although the DNA of parvovirus B19 (B19V) is frequently detected in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy or myocarditis, whether the parvovirus causes disease is questionable, since even in healthy individuals the virus persists in various tissues. The same question applies to human bocavirus (HBoV). We have determined the prevalence and quantity of B19V and HBoV DNA in heart tissue of patients who...
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