Investigation of Oral Shedding of Torquetenovirus (TTV) in Moderate-to-Severe COVID-19 Hospitalised Patients.
Rafael Antônio Velôso CaixetaAlexandre Mendes BatistaMatheus Willian CaetanoMichelle PalmieriGabriela SchwabRodrigo Melim ZerbinatiAndressa Silva Pereira VictorCamila de Barros GalloTânia Regina Tozetto-MendozaRoger JungesKarem López OrtegaAndré Luiz Ferreira CostaDmitry José de Santana SarmentoDebora PallosJosé Angelo Lauletta LindosoSimone GiannecchiniPaulo Henrique Braz-SilvaPublished in: Viruses (2024)
These results indicate that TTV-DNA in saliva could be a useful biomarker of COVID-19 severity and prognosis.