Torque teno virus among dialysis and renal-transplant patients

Torque teno virus among dialysis and renal-transplant patients

Patients who undergo dialysis treatment or a renal transplant have a high risk of blood-borne viral infections, including the Torque teno virus (TTV). This study identified the presence of TTV and its genome groups in blood samples from 118 patients in dialysis and 50 renal-transplant recipients. Th...

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Main Authors: Angélica Yukari Takemoto, Patrícia Okubo, Patricia Keiko Saito, Roger Haruki Yamakawa, Maria Angélica Ehara Watanabe, Waldir Veríssimo da Silva Junior, Sueli Donizete Borelli, João Bedendo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
torque teno virus
renal dialysis
kidney transplant
infection
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000100307&lng=en&tlng=en

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