Infrequent replication of parvovirus B19 and erythrovirus genotypes 2 and 3 among HIV-infected patients with chronic anemia.


Autoria(s): Ferry T.; Hirschel B.; Dang T.; Meylan P.; Delhumeau C.; Rauch A.; Weber R.; Elzi L.; Bernasconi E.; Schmid P.; Calmy A.; Swiss HIV Cohort Study
Data(s)

2010

Resumo

We investigated the role that erythroviruses (parvovirus B19 and erythrovirus genotypes 2 and 3) play in the lives of immunosuppressed HIV-infected patients with chronic anemia. We screened the serum samples of 428 patients by specific ultrasensitive real-time polymerase chain reaction assay. Sixteen patients had circulating DNA, with no apparent clinical impact. Erythrovirus-associated anemia is an extremely rare event in HIV-infected patients.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_E92A1180120F

isbn:1537-6591 (Electronic)

pmid:19951110

doi:10.1086/649004

isiid:000273296500020

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 115-118

Palavras-Chave #Adult; Anemia/blood; Anemia/complications; Chronic Disease; Cohort Studies; DNA, Viral/blood; Erythrovirus/isolation & purification; Erythrovirus/physiology; Female; HIV Infections/blood; HIV Infections/complications; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Parvoviridae Infections/blood; Parvoviridae Infections/complications; Parvovirus B19, Human/isolation & purification; Parvovirus B19, Human/physiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Virus Replication
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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