The high prevalence of Torque teno virus DNA in blood donors and haemodialysis patients in southern Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 684-686

  Massaú, Aline ^a   Martins, Cristiana ^b   Nachtigal, Gilca Costa ^c   Araújo, Anelise Bergmann ^c   Rossetti, Maria Lucia ^b,e   Niel, Christian ^d   da Silva, Cláudia Maria Dornelles ^a,b,e  

^a Universidade Luterana do Brasil ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^c Hemocentro Regional de Pelotas   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e Fundacao Estadual de Producao e Pesquisa em Saude   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Haemodialysis patients; Southern Brazil; TTV

Indexed keywords

TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 84864061914     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000500017     Document Type: Article

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