Polyomaviruses KI and WU in Immunocompromised Patients with Respiratory Disease

Polyomaviruses KI and WU in Immunocompromised Patients with Respiratory Disease

Polyomaviruses KI (KIPyV) and WU (WUPyV) were recently identified, mainly in respiratory specimens from children. Among 200 patients with respiratory disorders admitted to Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France, KIPyV was detected in 8% and WUPyV in 1%. KIPyV was significantly more frequent among human...

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Main Authors: Thomas Mourez, Anne Bergeron, Patricia Ribaud, Catherine Scieux, Régis Peffault de Latour, Abdellatif Tazi, Gérard Socié, François Simon, Jérôme LeGoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
polyomavirus
respiratory tract infection
stem cell transplantation
immune deficiency
dispatch
France
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/1/08-0758_article

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