Parvovirus B19 infection in children with a variety of hematological disorders.

This study was carried out to detect Parvovirus B19 (PB19) DNA together with its antibodies in the sera of children with a range of hematological disorders to clarify the contribution of this infection to changes observed in hematological picture in those populations. This study included 85 pediatric patients with different hematological disorders. Twenty healthy subjects with matched age and sex were included as controls.