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Parvovirus B19 Infection and Severe Anemia in Renal Transplant Recipients
Joint Authors
Terella, Delia
Ottaviani, Donatella
Catalani, Valentina
Biondi, Brunello
Rossini, Maurizio
Menichelli, Patrizia
Carraturo, Antonio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Kidney transplant (KT) recipients can develop symptomatic Parvovirus (PV) B19 infections, frequently associated with persistent anemia.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical significance of PV B19 infection in anemic and non-anemic KT patients.
Overall, out of 64 patients monitored for the presence of PV B19 by real-time PCR, 2 (3.12%) had an active PV B19 infection, in absence of other viral coinfections.
The 2 cases occurred in nonanemic kidney transplant patients group (2/50, 4%), while none of the anemic transplant patients (0/14) was found to suffer from this infection.
Moreover, patients affected by active PV B19 infection showed viral loads not exceeding 1×105 genome copies/reaction.
In conclusion, in this study, PV B19 infection was not common in renal transplant population and wasn’t associated with severe anemia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carraturo, Antonio& Catalani, Valentina& Ottaviani, Donatella& Menichelli, Patrizia& Rossini, Maurizio& Terella, Delia…[et al.]. 2012. Parvovirus B19 Infection and Severe Anemia in Renal Transplant Recipients. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carraturo, Antonio…[et al.]. Parvovirus B19 Infection and Severe Anemia in Renal Transplant Recipients. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Carraturo, Antonio& Catalani, Valentina& Ottaviani, Donatella& Menichelli, Patrizia& Rossini, Maurizio& Terella, Delia…[et al.]. Parvovirus B19 Infection and Severe Anemia in Renal Transplant Recipients. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446512
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-446512