Torque Teno Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infection in Iranian Pediatric Thalassemia Patients

OBJECTIVE: Torque teno virus (TTV) infects patients at risk for parenteral exposure and chronic blood transfusion, such as those with β-thalassemic. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of TTV infection and co-infection of TTV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pediatric thalassemia patien...

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Main Authors: Samin Alavi, Ali Kord Valeshabad, Zohreh Sharifi, Kazem Nourbakhsh, Mohammad Taghi Arzanian, Masoumeh Navidinia, Siamak Mehdizadeh Seraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2012-05-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Hematology
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&un=TJH-20280