Transfusion transmitted virus in screened united Arab Emirates blood donors
Saudi Medical Journal. 2006; 27 (1): 58-62
in English
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| ID: emr-80569
ABSTRACT
To investigate the rate of infection caused by Torque teno virus [TTV] in United Arab Emirates [UAEs] healthy population as a pilot study in detecting TTV DNA in 100 healthy blood donors. We randomly choose a total of 100 healthy blood donors who attended Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE from January 20 to May 30, 2005. We carried out a real-time polymerase chain reaction [PCR] test to detect TTV DNA. Real-time for TTV was positive in 75 [75%] donors. Eight [73%] non-UAE donors were TTV positive while 67 [75%] were UAEs. Among these donors, 72 [77%] were males and 3 [50%] were females. Our results demonstrated a high prevalence of TTV in UAE
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Blood Donors
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
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DNA Virus Infections
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Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
2006
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