High Prevalence of TT Virus DNA in Human Saliva and Semen

Authors :: Yasuyuki Arakawa
Kenji Abe
Tomoko Inami
Nami Konomi
Source :: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 38:2407-2408
Publication Year :: 2000
Publisher :: American Society for Microbiology, 2000.
Abstract: Using the PCR assay, we found a high prevalence of TT virus (TTV) DNA in saliva and semen from patients who were seropositive for TTV. This finding suggests that the presence of TTV in body fluids other than serum may affect the routes of viral transmission.

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