Prevalence of Torque teno virus in healthy donors of Paraná State, southern Brazil
| Autor: | Patricia Keiko Saito, Maria Angelica Ehara Watanabe, Jocimara Costa Mazzola, Sueli Donizete Borelli, Alessandra Cristina Gobbi Matta, Waldir Veríssimo da Silva Junior, Roger Haruki Yamakawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Torque teno virus
education.field_of_study Veterinary medicine lcsh:RC633-647.5 Healthy population Incidence (epidemiology) viruses Significant difference Population Blood donors polymerase lcsh:Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Hematology Biology biology.organism_classification Virology Chain reaction Anellovirus Virus Original Article Anelloviridae education Nested polymerase chain reaction |
| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, Vol 37, Iss 5, Pp 336-340 (2015) Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia v.37 n.5 2015 Revista brasileira de hematologia e hemoterapia Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular (ABHHTC) instacron:ABHHTC Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, Volume: 37, Issue: 5, Pages: 336-340, Published: OCT 2015 |
| ISSN: | 1516-8484 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bjhh.2015.07.005 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of the Torque teno virus in healthy donors in the northern and northwestern regions of the state of Paraná, southern Brazil.METHODS: The Torque teno virus was detected by a nested polymerase chain reaction using a set of oligoprimers for the N22 region.RESULTS: The prevalence of the virus was 69% in 551 healthy blood donors in southern Brazil. There was no statistically significant difference between the presence of the virus and the variables gender, ethnicity and marital status. There was significant difference in the prevalence of the virus regarding the age of the donors (p-value = 0.024) with a higher incidence (74.7%) in 18- to 24-year-old donors.CONCLUSION: A high prevalence of Torque teno virus was observed in the population studied. Further studies are needed to elucidate the routes of contamination and the clinical implications of the virus in the healthy population. |
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