title: [Detection of transfusion transmitted virus (TTV) DNA in sera among three different population groups in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire in 2001].
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the transfusion transmitted Virus (TTV) prevalence in three groups of population from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The A group contained 39 multitransfused patients, the B group contained 10 blood donors supposed to be healthy persons which have never been transfused and the group C contained 43 patients with chronic liver pathology. In this last group, 33 patients had HBV positive serology and the 10 others, HCV positive serology. We used PCR to investigate TTV in patients serum. Detection rates were comprised between 67% and 82%. This is the first study to provide information about the high portage of TTV in ivorian population.
authors.affiliation: Unité de microbiologie moléculaire, Laboratoire de bactériologie, Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. ekazae@hotmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ekaza
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Ogniangué
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kouassi-M'Bengue
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Kamtchueng
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bankolé
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ehuié
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lohoues-Kouacou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Faye-Ketté
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dosso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D022783:Torque teno virus / Q000235:genetics; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral