WU Polyomavirus in Patients Infected with HIV or Hepatitis C Virus, Connecticut, USA, 2007

Autor: Michael A. Miller, Carla Weibel, David Ferguson, Marie L. Landry, Jeffrey S. Kahn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 7, Pp 1095-1097 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1507.090150
Popis: WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) was detected in 10 (8.3%) of 121 HIV-positive plasma specimens, 0 (0%) of 120 HIV-negative serum specimens, and 2 (2.5%) of 79 hepatitis C virus (HCV)–positive serum specimens. KI polyomavirus was not detected in HIV-positive plasma or HCV-positive serum specimens. HIV-infected persons may be susceptible to systemic WUPyV infection.
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