High prevalence of TT virus DNA in human saliva and semen

Authors
Inami, T Konomi, N Arakawa, Y Abe, K
Citation
T. Inami et al., High prevalence of TT virus DNA in human saliva and semen, J CLIN MICR, 38(6), 2000, pp. 2407-2408
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2407 - 2408
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200006)38:6<2407:HPOTVD>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Using the PCR assay, we found a high prevalence of TT virus (TTV) DNA in sa liva and semen from patients who were seropositive for TTV. This finding su ggests that the presence of TTV in body fluids other than serum may affect the routes of viral transmission.