Detection of transfusion transmitted virus (TTV) DNA in sera among three population groups in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire in 2001;Détection de l'ADN du virus transmis par la transfusion (VTT) dans le sérum de trois populations différentes à Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, en 2001

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-86

  Ekaza, E ^a,b   Ogniangue N C ^a   Kouassi M'Bengue, A ^a   Kamtchueng, F M ^c   Bankole H S ^a   Ehuie P ^a   Lohoues Kouacou, J ^b   Faye Kette H ^a   Dosso, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b CHU de Cocody ^*  (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c CHU de Cocody   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Blood donor; C te d'Ivoire; Hospital; Ivory Coast; Multitransfused; PCR; Prevalence; Sub Saharan Africa; TTV; Viral hepathopathy

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COTE D'IVOIRE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; TT VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTE D'IVOIRE; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 3142557794     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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