Acta Med. 2006, 49: 41-45

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.108

Prevalence, Epidemiological Aspects and Clinical Importance of TT Virus Infection in Slovakia

Pavol Kristiana, Ivan Schrétera, Leonard Siegfriedb, Pavol Jarčuškaa, Eva Birošováb, Štefan Porubčina, Alojz Rajničc, Andrea Gočalovác

aP. J. Safarik University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Košice, Slovakia
bP. J. Safarik University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Košice, Slovakia
cP. J. Safarik University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Košice, Slovakia

Received October 1, 2005
Accepted March 1, 2006

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