Molecular detection of TT virus and SEN virus infections in hemodialysed patients and blood donors in south of Iran

• Main Authors: Rouhi Afkari (Author), Aliyar Pirouzi (Author), Mehdi Mohsenzadeh (Author), Mohammad Azadi (Author), Mohammad Jafari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: SEN virus (SEN-V) and TT virus (TTV) have been classified in the circoviridae family. Both are single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA viruses of about 3800 nucleotides. Patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) have a high risk of blood-borne viral infections. SEN-V and TTV has been reported...