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Human Parvovirus 4 Viremia in Young Children, Ghana.

Authors :
May, Jürgen
Drexler, Jan Felix
Reber, Ulrike
Sarpong, Nimarko
Adjei, Ohene
Panning, Marcus
Drosten, Christian
Eis-Hübinger, Anna Maria
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases; Oct2012, Vol. 18 Issue 10, p1690-1692, 3p, 1 Graph
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article describes several cases of human parvovirus 4 (PARV4) in young children with unknown parenteral blood exposure in Ashanti, Ghana. A number of plasma samples were collected over a January-December 2004 period. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze all the samples. According to the study, 32 of 361 children tested positive for the PARV4 genotype 3 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). It also detected PARV4 viremia status in 78 children aged 24 months.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
18
Issue :
10
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
80919186
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.111836