title: High prevalence of TT virus (TTV) and TTV-like minivirus in cervical swabs.
abstract: Genomes of TT virus (TTV) and TTV-like minivirus DNA were detected in 80% and 61% of cervical swabs from healthy women, respectively, regardless of concurrent human papillomavirus infection. These results show that the potential exists for sexual transmission of TTV and related viruses.
authors.affiliation: Virology Section and Retrovirus Center, Department of Biomedicine, University of Pisa, Via San Zeno 37, I-56127 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fornai
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vatteroni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pistello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bendinelli
mesh_terms: D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000821:virology*; D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D022783:Torque teno virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral