title: Prevalence of parvovirus B19 infection in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: Parvovirus B19 infection may cause chronic anemia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected hosts. Small-scale studies and case reports have suggested that parvovirus B19 infection is a significant cause of anemia in HIV-infected patients. We studied single serum samples from 317 consecutive HIV-infected patients with use of parvovirus B19-specific serology and polymerase chain reaction for detection of viral DNA. Anemia was noted in 176 patients (55.5%); 126 (39.9%) had < 0.10 x 10(9) CD4+ cells/L. In this study group, 191 (60.3%) of the patients were positive for parvovirus B19 IgG. Seroprevalence rates did not differ between patients with low and higher CD4+ cell counts or between anemic and nonanemic patients. Parvovirus B19 DNA was detected in none of the sera. In a control group of 226 healthy male blood donors, the seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 IgG was 68.1%; two IgG-positive sera also contained parvovirus B19 DNA. This study demonstrates that chronic parvovirus B19 infection should not be considered a frequent cause of anemia in HIV-infected individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Elsacker-Neile
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Kroon
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: van der Ende
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Salimans
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Spaan
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kroes
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M