The seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 among kidney transplant : a single-center study
Joint Authors
Khameneh, Zakiyah Rostamzadeh
Sohrabi, Vahid
Ghasemzadeh, Nazafarin
Sepehrvand, Nariman
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 25, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2014), pp.16-21, 6 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2014-02-28
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Parvovirus B19 is a DNA virus that is responsible for causing several diseases in humans.
Parvovirus B19-induced persistent anemia is one of its manifestations that is relatively common in transplant recipients.
This study was aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 among kidney transplant recipients.
Ninety-one transplant recipients were selected randomly and were investigated for several variables including age, gender, educational status, history of hemodialysis (HD), history of blood transfusion and immunosuppressive therapy.
Two milliliters of blood samples were collected via venipuncture and evaluated for anti-Parvovirus B19 IgG antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
All recipients were anemic, with 72.5% of them suffering from severe anemia (Hb ≤11 in men and ≤10 in women).
Sixty-three patients (69.2%) were seropositive for Parvovirus B19.
There was no significant difference in age, sex, educational status, history of blood transfusion, history of HD and immunosuppressive therapy between seropositive and seronegative groups.
The seroprevalence of Parvovirus B19 was relatively high in kidney transplant recipients in Urmia, Iran.
Our study failed to find a correlation between the severity of anemia and the seropositivity of Parvovirus B19.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khameneh, Zakiyah Rostamzadeh& Sepehrvand, Nariman& Sohrabi, Vahid& Ghasemzadeh, Nazafarin. 2014. The seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 among kidney transplant : a single-center study. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.16-21.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khameneh, Zakiyah Rostamzadeh…[et al.]. The seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 among kidney transplant : a single-center study. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 25, no. 1 (Jan. / Feb. 2014), pp.16-21.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Khameneh, Zakiyah Rostamzadeh& Sepehrvand, Nariman& Sohrabi, Vahid& Ghasemzadeh, Nazafarin. The seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 among kidney transplant : a single-center study. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2014. Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.16-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-356470
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 20-21
Record ID
BIM-356470