Quantitative detection of human Malawi polyomavirus in nasopharyngeal aspirates, sera, and feces in Beijing, China, using real-time TaqMan-based PCR

Abstract Background Human Malawi polyomavirus (MWPyV) was discovered in 2012, but its prevalence and clinical characteristics are largely unknown. Methods We used real-time TaqMan-based PCR to detect MWPyV in the feces (n = 174) of children with diarrhea, nasopharyngeal aspirates (n = 887) from chil...

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Main Authors: Fen-lian Ma, Dan-di Li, Tian-li Wei, Jin-song Li, Li-shu Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-017-0817-2