Identification and characterization of persistent human erythrovirus infection in blood donor samples

The presence of human erythrovirus DNA in 2,440 blood donations from the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa (Ghana, Malawi, and South Africa) was screened. Sensitive qualitative and real-time quantitative PCR assays revealed a higher prevalence of persistent infection with the simultaneous presen...

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Published in:	Journal of virology Vol. 78; no. 22; p. 12169
Main Authors:	Candotti, Daniel, Etiz, Nermin, Parsyan, Armen, Allain, Jean-Pierre
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2004
Subjects:	Amino Acid Sequence Antibodies, Viral - blood Blood Donors Capsid Proteins - immunology DNA, Viral - blood Erythrovirus - genetics Erythrovirus - immunology Erythrovirus - isolation & purification Humans Molecular Sequence Data Parvoviridae Infections - virology
ISSN:	0022-538X
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