Higher prevalence and viral load of TT virus in saliva than in the corresponding serum: another possible transmission route and replication site of TT virus - PubMed (original) (raw)
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Higher prevalence and viral load of TT virus in saliva than in the corresponding serum: another possible transmission route and replication site of TT virus
X Deng et al. J Med Virol. 2000 Dec.
Abstract
Although TT virus (TTV) is transmissible by blood or blood products, many patients with no history of transfusion of blood and blood products have been shown to be infected, suggesting other possible routes of transmission. To investigate the transmission routes and replication sites of TTV, 85 paired saliva and serum samples were studied by semi-nested polymerase chain reaction. The prevalence of TTV DNA was 38% (32/85 samples) and 21% (18/85) in saliva and serum, respectively. Fifteen patients had TTV DNA both in saliva and serum. Six out of fifteen patients had significantly higher viral titers in saliva than in serum, but none had higher titer in serum than in saliva. When the 222 base-pair nucleotide sequences of PCR products amplified from the samples were analyzed, 12 patients had the same genotype/subtype in saliva and serum and exhibited high homology (96-100%). The other 3 had different genotypes/subtypes in saliva and serum, and the homology was 61.9-87.2%. Mixed infection was observed both in saliva and serum. Further studies are required to determine if a subgroup of TTV has tropism to saliva. The high prevalence and viral load of TTV in saliva suggest that salivary fluid may be a possible route of transmission of TTV and that TTV might replicate not only in liver tissue but also in other tissues such as oropharyngeal tissues and/or salivary glands.
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