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Table 3 Qualitative and quantitative analysis of anelloviruses presence in EBV positive and negative groups

From: Occurrence and quantification of Anelloviruses and Herpesviruses in gingival tissue in Chinese Shanghai sub-population

 

EBV positive (n = 58)

EBV negative (n = 101)

P

TTV

 nested-PCR [n + (%)/n-(%)]

52 (89.7) / 6 (10.3)

74 (73.3) / 27 (26.7)

0.014*

 virus DNA load Md (Min-Max) (Log10 copies/g)

6.68 (4.95–9.39)

6.40 (3.79–8.26)

0.023**

TTMV

 nested-PCR [n + (%)/n-(%)]

54 (93.1) / 4 (6.9)

81 (80.2) / 20 (19.8)

0.029*

 virus DNA load Md (Min-Max) (Log10 copies/g)

6.95 (5.05–10.20)

6.40 (4.82–9.84)

0.004**

TTMDV

 nested-PCR [n + (%)/n-(%)]

46 (79.3) / 12 (20.7)

60 (59.4) / 41 (40.6)

0.01*

 virus DNA load Md (Min-Max) (Log10 copies/g)

4.79 (4.29–5.46)

4.69 (4.62–5.28)

0.782**

  1. *Chi-squared test
  2. **Mann-Whitney U test
  3. #Abbreviations:PCR polymerase chain reaction, Md median, Min minimum, Max maximum, n number of participants, n+ number of positive participants, n− number of negative participants, EBV Epstein–Barr virus, TTV Torque teno virus, TTMV Torque teno mini virus, TTMDV Torque teno midi virus