Why the study?
What is the prevalence and clinical significance of TT virus infection in various liver diseases and high-risk populations?
Population
771 individuals in Taiwan, including 190 high-risk individuals, 97 household contacts, 52 patients with…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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TTV warrants no clinical testing or concern in hepatitis; cross-sectional data leave open its etiologic role in non-A-E cases.
What is the prevalence and clinical significance of TT virus infection in various liver diseases and high-risk populations?
Although TT virus infection is highly prevalent in high-risk groups and patients with non-A-E hepatitis in Taiwan, it appears to have a minimal role in causing severe hepatitis.
Kao et al. (1999) studied this question.
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