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ArticlePloS one2018

Detection of human bocavirus in Saudi healthy blood donors.

Ahmed S Abdel-Moneim, Mohammad E Mahfouz, Dalia M Zytouni

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers.

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Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ahmed S Abdel-MoneimDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Taif University, Al-Taif, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3148-6782
Mohammad E MahfouzDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Taif University, Al-Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Dalia M ZytouniKing Faisal Hospital, Al-Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human bocavirus is associated with respiratory disease worldwide, mainly in children. There are conflicting results, however, regarding the existence of the HBoV in blood donors. Three hundred whole blood samples from non-immunodeficient healthy blood donors were screened for the presence of HBoV by polymerase chain reaction. The HBoV genotype of positive samples was determined using direct gene sequencing. Twenty-one out of the three hundred blood samples were found to be positive for HBoV. Sequence analysis of the positive samples revealed that all the strains were related to the HBoV-1 type with a low rate of variation among the detected sequences. It was concluded that there is a considerable risk of contracting HBoV from a blood transfusion from normal healthy individuals.

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Healthy VolunteersAdultBlood DonorsDNA, ViralFemaleHuman bocavirusHumansMaleMiddle AgedSaudi ArabiaYoung AdultDNA, Viral

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PMID29489915
PMCPMC5831472

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