Prevalence of the newly described human circovirus, TTV, in United States blood donors.

BACKGROUND: A novel nonenveloped single-stranded circular DNA virus (TTV) was recently identified. The prevalence of TTV in blood donors in the United States is, however, still unclear. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Viral DNA was detected in US blood donors from five cities by using two sets of TTV prim...

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Main Authors: Handa, A, Dickstein, B, Young, N, Brown, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000