TABLE 1.
Detection of TTV DNA in serum and body fluids from 10 male drug addicts and comparison with HCV RNA detection
Case no. | Age (yr) | Detection of:
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TTV DNA
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HCV RNA
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Serum | Saliva | Semen | Serum | Saliva | Semen | ||
1 | 54 | + | + | + | + | − | − |
2 | 53 | + | NDa | + | + | ND | + |
3 | 48 | + | + | − | + | − | − |
4 | 46 | + | + | + | + | + | − |
5 | 38 | + | + | + | + | − | − |
6 | 33 | + | + | + | − | − | − |
7 | 33 | + | − | − | − | − | − |
8 | 24 | + | − | − | − | − | − |
9 | 23 | + | + | + | − | − | − |
10 | 18 | + | + | − | − | − | − |
ND, not done.