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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2000, p. 2407-2408, Vol. 38, No. 6
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

High Prevalence of TT Virus DNA in Human Saliva and Semen

Tomoko Inami,1,2 Nami Konomi,1,2 Yasuyuki Arakawa,2 and Kenji Abe1,*

Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases,1 and Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine,2 Tokyo, Japan

Received 1 October 1999/Returned for modification 11 February 2000/Accepted 15 March 2000

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan. Phone: (81) 3-5285-1111, ext. 2624. Fax: (81) 3-5285-1189 or (81) 3-5285-1150. E-mail: kenjiabe{at}nih.go.jp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2000, p. 2407-2408, Vol. 38, No. 6
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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