title: High prevalence of TT virus DNA in human saliva and semen.
abstract: Using the PCR assay, we found a high prevalence of TT virus (TTV) DNA in saliva and semen from patients who were seropositive for TTV. This finding suggests that the presence of TTV in body fluids other than serum may affect the routes of viral transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inami
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Konomi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D018173:Circoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology*; D012661:Semen / Q000821:virology*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral