title: Human parvovirus 4 infection, Cameroon.
abstract: In a post hoc analysis of samples collected in 2009, we determined seroprevalence of parvovirus 4 (PARV4) among elderly Cameroonians. PARV4 seropositivity was associated with receipt of intravenous antimalarial drugs, intramuscular streptomycin, or an intramuscular contraceptive, but not hepatitis C virus seropositivity. Findings suggest parenteral acquisition of some PARV4 infections.
authors.affiliation: Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavoie
authors.forename: Colin P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pépin
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pennington
authors.forename: Yacouba
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Foupouapouognigni
authors.forename: Oliver G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Pybus
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Njouom
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simmonds
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D060085:Coinfection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D017992:Parvovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies