Evidence of human bocavirus viremia in healthy blood donors

Francesca Bonvicini; Elisabetta Manaresi; Giovanna Angela Gentilomi; Francesca Di Furio; Marialuisa Zerbini; Monica Musiani; Giorgio Gallinella

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.08.019

Evidence of human bocavirus viremia in healthy blood donors

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;71(4):460-2. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.08.019. Epub 2011 Oct 11.

Authors

Francesca Bonvicini¹, Elisabetta Manaresi, Giovanna Angela Gentilomi, Francesca Di Furio, Marialuisa Zerbini, Monica Musiani, Giorgio Gallinella

Affiliation

¹ Department of Haematology and Oncological Sciences L. e A. Seragnoli, Division of Microbiology, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy. francesca.bonvicini4@unibo.it

PMID: 21996095
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.08.019

Abstract

Human bocavirus DNA was detected by means of a quantitative, real-time polymerase chain reaction at low levels in the 5.51% of sera obtained from healthy blood donors, suggesting that viral detection in blood is not necessarily associated with disease status.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Asymptomatic Diseases*
Blood Donors*
DNA, Viral / blood
DNA, Viral / isolation & purification
Female
Human bocavirus / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis*
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Viremia / diagnosis*

Substances

DNA, Viral