A novel DNA virus, TT virus (TTV), was identified in a Japanese patient with posttransfusion hepatitis. The epidemiology and etiological role of this virus have not been elucidated. We investigated the epidemiology of TTV infection in hepatitis C virus (HCV) high endemic and low endemic areas, R tow
The prevalence of TT virus (TTV) infection and its relationship to hepatitis in children
✍ Scribed by Masahiro Iriyama; Hiroshi Kimura; Kazuo Nishikawa; Kentaro Yoshioka; Takaji Wakita; Naoko Nishimura; Motohiro Shibata; Takao Ozaki; Tsuneo Morishima
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 188
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8584
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