Prevalence of Torque teno virus in healthy donors of Paraná State, southern Brazil
Rev. bras. hematol. hemoter
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37(5): 336-340, Sept.-Oct. 2015. tab
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ABSTRACT
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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Assunto principal:
Virologia
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Doadores de Sangue
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Torque teno virus
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Anelloviridae
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. bras. hematol. hemoter
Assunto da revista:
Hematologia
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Estadual de Maringá/BR
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