Human parvovirus B19 genotype 3 associated with chronic anemia after stem cell transplantation, missed by routine PCR testing

J Clin Virol. 2012 Aug;54(4):368-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.04.023. Epub 2012 May 18.

Authors

M Knoester¹, P A von dem Borne, A C T M Vossen, A C M Kroes, E C J Claas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. m.knoester@lumc.nl

PMID: 22608841
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.04.023

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia / complications*
Chronic Disease
Diagnostic Errors*
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Parvoviridae Infections / complications*
Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis*
Parvoviridae Infections / virology
Parvovirus B19, Human / classification
Parvovirus B19, Human / genetics*
Parvovirus B19, Human / isolation & purification
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*