Persistent B19 Parvovirus Infection in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1): A Treatable Cause of Anemia in AIDS

Abstract

The B19 parvovirus is a remediable cause of severe chronic anemia in HIV-infected patients. Recognition of and therapy for parvovirus in this population will avoid erythrocyte transfusion and should prevent transmission of the virus to other persons, including immunosuppressed persons and women of child-bearing age.